Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doff one's hat to

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: dof-f one's hat -to
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To acknowledge praise towards (someone or something).

Example Sentences

"I doffed my hat to the wondrous horse, the fast trotter, the best in mother England; and I too drew a deep ah! and repeated the words of the old fellows around. "Such a horse as this we shall never see again; a pity that he is so old.""
"I doff my hat to Mr President of the Republic as he celebrates his eighth anniversary of accession to the pinnacle of political power."
"Perhaps this is why she enjoys writing series (doffing her hat to all the series she read as a child)."

Inflected Forms

doffs one's hat to (present, singular) doffing one's hat to (participle, present) doffed one's hat to (participle, past) doffed one's hat to (past)

Questions

What does doff one's hat to mean?: To acknowledge praise towards (someone or something).

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