doff one's hat to
doff one's hat to verb: to acknowledge praise towards (someone or something).
Verb
doff one's hat to (third-person singular simple present doffs one's hat to, present participle doffing one's hat to, simple past and past participle doffed one's hat to)
- To acknowledge praise towards (someone or something).
- 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."1851, George Borrow, Lavengro; The Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest, volume I, page 209
- I doff my hat to Mr President of the Republic as he celebrates his eighth anniversary of accession to the pinnacle of political power.2011, Godfrey B. Tangwa, No Trifling Matter: Contributions of an Uncompromising Critic to the Democratic Process in Cameroon, page 15
Forms of doff one's hat to
| third-person singular present | doffs one's hat to |
|---|---|
| present participle | doffing one's hat to |
| past participle | doffed one's hat to |
| past | doffed one's hat to |
Questions about doff one's hat to
- What does doff one's hat to mean?
- Doff one's hat to means to acknowledge praise towards (someone or something).
- What part of speech is doff one's hat to?
- Doff one's hat to is a verb.
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- The past tense of doff one's hat to is doffed one's hat to.
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