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on one's honor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
on one's honor
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

used to emphasize that one is behaving or going to behave in a trustworthy manner.

American usage

prep_phrase

expected to do what one has promised, expected to uphold one's promise.

Dated

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

upon one's honor (alternative, UK) on one's honour (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does on one's honor mean?
used to emphasize that one is behaving or going to behave in a trustworthy manner.

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