Phrase guide

in honour of

prep · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep

Meaning 1

Celebrating or showing admiration for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: ter ere van — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • Finnish: kunniaksi — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • French: en l'honneur de — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • German: zur Ehre — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • Hebrew: לכבוד (likh'vód) — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • Irish: in onóir do — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • Irish: le honóir do — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • Polish: ku czci — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • Polish: na cześć — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • Portuguese: em honra a — celebrating or showing admiration for
  • Spanish: en honor de — celebrating or showing admiration for