Used in a Sentence

honours

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for honours.

Editorial note

If Scotland honours the pound, then it must either lose monetary independence or restrict capital inflows.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a university degree with honors

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of honours gathered in one view.

noun

a university degree with honors

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for honours.

noun

a university degree with honors

Example sentences

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If Scotland honours the pound, then it must either lose monetary independence or restrict capital inflows.

2

But in both cases you can build the exactly same society or economic system that honours this value independent of its origin.

3

Technologies: Objective-C, Ruby, GIT Resume: First Class - Bachelor of Science with Honours Computer Science from Kingston University.

4

The biggest newspaper in Norway honours the 64 in their own way.

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What's the point of admitting me to an Honours Maths cousre?

6

A UK PhD is a gloried three year honours degree.

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We want an economic system that honours some moral objectives.

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I taught myself to program early on, but for others who went through honours in maths with me it wasn't so easy.

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When I were a lad, vi was reserved for the Honours students and post-grads.

10

King, implying that Clapton honours and reveres him.

11

From TFA: As well as students taking a BSc in economics, the paper was sat by students taking a joint BA honours with other subjects, such as politics.

12

Margaret Thatcher (somewhat controversial, I know) had a 2nd-class BS Honours in Chemistry from Oxford, and apparently the first UK Prime Minister with a science degree.

Quote examples

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One more note - I'm guessing that 2.1 is 2:1, as in "second-class honours, upper division", right?

2

"The joint honours students were particularly badly affected as many lacked the mathematical background of the BSc students." Whine some more, kiddos.

3

When I did my honours at a defence science base in '96, it was using a helmet obtained "second-hand and shop-soiled" for $600k - the helmet had a monocle that projected a HUD onto your retina.

Proper noun examples

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They wanted to charge me 10 euros to use the gym when I stayed in one recently (this was a discounted rate as well because I'm a member of Hilton Honours), regular price for guests was 20 euros.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use honours in a sentence?

If Scotland honours the pound, then it must either lose monetary independence or restrict capital inflows.

What does honours mean?

a university degree with honors

What part of speech is honours?

honours is commonly used as noun.