Meaning & use
honored
Feeling or showing great respect and pleasure at receiving a special distinction or gesture.
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She felt honored to be chosen to deliver the graduation speech.
We are honored to welcome such a distinguished guest to our conference.
A note on using this word
Honored is also the past tense of the verb 'honor,' meaning to show great respect for someone, as in 'the city honored the retiring firefighter.'
Words with a similar meaning
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