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honors

ON-urz/ˈɑn.ɚz/UKON-uhz/ˈɒn.əz/

UK spellinghonours

3 meanings of honors

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  1. 1
    more than onenoun
    Plural of honor. Use this form when you mean more than one.

    She received many honors for her brave work.

    The school handed out honors at the end of the year.

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  2. 2
    advanced classesadjective
    Used for harder classes made for students who do very well in school.

    She enrolled in honors chemistry her junior year.

    He earned a spot in the honors program.

    Similaradvanced, accelerated

    Oppositeregular, standard

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  3. 3
    present formverb
    Third-person singular simple present of honor. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    She honors her grandmother by keeping the old family recipes alive.

    The store honors every coupon at checkout.

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honors is a form of honor

honor, noun: Great respect shown to someone people admire or look up to. Full entry

Forms
honorhonors plural
Spelling
honor → honors: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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