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pays one's respects

pays one's respects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay one's respects.

Meaning of pay one's respects

Verb

pay one's respects (third-person singular simple present pays one's respects, present participle paying one's respects, simple past and past participle paid one's respects)

  1. To grieve or mourn a person to a degree appropriate for one's relationship; to attend someone's funeral.
    • Mr. Bruni told journalists that, as of Monday evening, Pope Francis' closest collaborators have begun to pay their respects to the late Pope.2025 April 21, Devin Watkins, “Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88”, in Vatican News

Questions about pays one's respects

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Pays one's respects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay one's respects.

Words near pays one's respects in the dictionary

  1. pays one's addresses
  2. pays one's debt to society
  3. pays one's dues
  4. pays one's own freight
  5. pays one's own way
  6. pays one's respects
  7. pays one's way
  8. pays out
  9. pays overs
  10. pays respect
  11. pays someone's way

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