honored

USON-urd/ˈɑ.nɚd/UKON-uhd/ˈɒn.əd/

UK spellinghonoured

2 meanings of honored

1
respectedadjective
Respected by others and given honor.
The mayor sat with the honored guests at the front table.
Her grandmother is an honored member of the church, and everyone asks for her advice.
Similarrespected, esteemed, revered, celebrated
Oppositedishonored, disgraced
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2
past formverb
Simple past and past participle of honor. Use this form when the action already happened.
The town honored its firefighters with a special ceremony.
Her promise was honored even after she left the company.
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honored is a form of honor

honor, verb: To show respect for someone or something, especially publicly or by giving an award. Full entry

Forms: honorhonors he/she/ithonoring -ing formhonored past tense, past participle
Spelling: honor → honored: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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