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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pay one's respects en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To grieve or mourn a person to a degree appropriate for one's relationship; to attend someone's funeral.
    • Mr. Bruni told journalists that, as of Monday evening, Pope Francis' closest collaborators have begun to pay their respects to the late Pope. 2025 April 21, Devin Watkins, “Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88”, in Vatican News:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
paid one's respects Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
paid one's respects Tense=Past lexicographic
pays one's respects Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
paying one's respects Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

pay respect

Translations (6)

fi osoittaa kunnioitustaan (grieve or mourn) · cmn 致敬 (grieve or mourn) · pl oddawać hołd (grieve or mourn) · fi esittää osanottonsa (grieve or mourn) · pl oddać hołd (grieve or mourn) · cmn 致以敬意 (grieve or mourn)