Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay one's respects

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
pay one's re-spects
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grieve or mourn a person to a degree appropriate for one's relationship; to attend someone's funeral.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pays one's respects (present, singular) paying one's respects (participle, present) paid one's respects (participle, past) paid one's respects (past)

Phrases

pay respect

Frequently Paired Words

pay respect

Questions

What does pay one's respects mean?
To grieve or mourn a person to a degree appropriate for one's relationship; to attend someone's funeral.

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