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* {{audio|en-us-humble.ogg|Audio (US)}} | * {{audio|en-us-humble.ogg|Audio (US)}} | ||
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#: ''You can tell he's very quiet and '''humble''' and he keeps to himself.'' | #: ''You can tell he's very quiet and '''humble''' and he keeps to himself.'' | ||
#: ''I have a family that certainly keeps me '''humble'''.'' | #: ''I have a family that certainly keeps me '''humble'''.'' | ||
# {{attrib}} A '''humble''' place or thing is ordinary and not special. <> abunda | # {{attrib}} A '''humble''' place or thing is ordinary and not special. <> abunda ba wani babban abu bane na gani. {{synonyms|plain}} | ||
#: ''In my '''humble''' opinion, we need to make these changes quickly.'' | #: ''In my '''humble''' opinion, we need to make these changes quickly.'' | ||
#: ''From '''humble''' beginnings, she rose to fame.'' | #: ''From '''humble''' beginnings, she rose to fame.'' | ||
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===Related words=== | ===Related words=== | ||
*[[humbly]] | *[[humbly]] | ||
*[[humility]] | *[[humility]] ([[tawali'u]]) | ||
==Verb== | ==Verb== | ||
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# {{transitive}} If you '''humble''' someone, you easily beat them, even though they have a strong advantage. <> doke wani da sauƙi. | # {{transitive}} If you '''humble''' someone, you easily beat them, even though they have a strong advantage. <> doke wani da sauƙi. | ||
#: ''The weak will grow strong, and the mighty will be '''humbled'''.'' | #: ''The weak will grow strong, and the mighty will be '''humbled'''.'' | ||
# {{usually passive}} If you are '''humbled''', you are shown that you are not as important or good as you thought you were. <> ƙasƙantar da kai. | # {{cx|usually passive}} If you are '''humbled''', you are shown that you are not as important or good as you thought you were. <> [[ƙasƙantar da kai]]. | ||
#: ''I was also honored and deeply '''humbled''' to see the great work that my students are doing.'' | #: ''I was also honored and deeply '''humbled''' to see the great work that my students are doing.'' | ||
#: ''I often felt '''humbled''' by my parents who left so much behind in their home country.'' | #: ''I often felt '''humbled''' by my parents who left so much behind in their home country.'' | ||