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pays respect

pays respect is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay respect.

Meaning of pay respect

Verb

pay respect (third-person singular simple present pays respect, present participle paying respect, simple past and past participle paid respect)

  1. To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal).

Questions about pays respect

What is pays respect the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pays respect is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay respect.

Words near pays respect in the dictionary

  1. pays one's own way
  2. pays one's respects
  3. pays one's way
  4. pays out
  5. pays overs
  6. pays respect
  7. pays someone's way
  8. pays the bills
  9. pays the fiddler
  10. pays the freight
  11. pays the penalty

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