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How to pronounce “humble”
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Pronunciation guide for humble
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of humble with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Applying Lessons from Ancients to Modern Business
Is it better to have a leader who is strong or humble?
- Definition summary
- Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
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How to pronounce humble
Applying Lessons from Ancients to Modern Business

Is it better to have a leader who is strong or humble?
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “humble”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
- [Noun]
- (Baltimore, slang) An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.
- [Verb]
- (ambitransitive) To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of.
- (transitive, often reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
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