cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
Used in a Sentence
humble
How to use humble in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for humble.
Editorial note
It looks like he's living a pretty humble life.
Examples11
Definitions6
Parts of speech2
Quick take
cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of humble gathered in one view.
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for humble.
verb
cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
verb
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
adjective
low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
adjective
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
adjective
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
adjective
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
Example sentences
It looks like he's living a pretty humble life.
Trying to act as humble by playing it down doesn't seem to be received well either.
My humble guess is that it had to come down to a business deal they did not want to make.
Dan is too humble when giving his credentials in this article.
Yes, initially this was for your Safari/WebKit war stories, but please stop being so humble.
Even the name humble bundle seems self-righteous to me, considering they are just a store.
Or you can make that thing and remain a nice and humble guy, because the two are not mutually fucking exclusive.
I guess this is just me, but I feel humble bundle lost their way a long time ago, when they started selling games with DRM and that we're not multiplatform.
An honest, humble, apology, and you wouldn't have people running around the Internet saying Paypal are a bunch of childish crooks.
At that time there were literally hundreds and hundreds of variations on the humble bicycle hub, plus what we know today as a ball bearing had actually only been invented thirty years before hand.
Being someone that considers himself literate in the mattress industry, as my wife runs a humble mattress storage and distribution firm I totally agree that the prices I could see visiting on the US are way over the top.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use humble in a sentence?
It looks like he's living a pretty humble life.
What does humble mean?
cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
What part of speech is humble?
humble is commonly used as verb, adjective.