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# honourably

adverb (British spelling of honorably; more honourably)

«honourably» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In an honourable way; fairly and with good character. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/#m1)
2. In a way that keeps your word and your promises. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a knight fights fairly; in lessons it describes fair play and keeping one's word

### Examples

- "Will you swear to carry me over the river if I fight honourably?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/#x1)
- The knight swore to win honourably. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/#x2)
- She paid her debts honourably. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/#x3)
- The soldier kept his word honourably. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/#x4)
- Play the game honourably and everyone will respect you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/#x5)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «honourably» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honourably/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«honourably» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/honourably.html) on Mova free.