how to pronounce humble

/ˈhʌmbəl/

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humble is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of humble in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… because he's a very humble man and he …”

meanings of humble

adjective:

Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
Near the ground.

verb:

To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of.
To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
Alternative form of hummel.

noun:

Alternative form of hummel.
An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.

name:

A surname.

humble frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word humble occurs in english on average 16.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics humble can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that humble can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;