in honor of
90
1.8
- idiom
- US
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en honor a
- Mrs. Fairfield, we like to sing something special in honor of you and Mr. Meredith.
- named in honor of
- ceremony in honor of
- held in honor of
An ode to a seafaring companion in honor of Master Adam's return.
- An ode to a seafaring companion in honor of Master Adam's return.
- And today's video is in honor of Mikai.
- It was called the High Time Preference Hoppe Hour in honour of Hans Erman Hoppe.
- Now, in honor of The Vampire Diaries, I'm going to play with some props.
Examples
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We are gathering in honor of the heroes who fought for our freedom.
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Our battalion classroom was named in honor of him when we got back.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Are you going to hold a party in honor of my return to the village?"
Fiction book (1998) -
Check this out in honor of our five year anniversary.
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The children, and myself, have quickly put together a little presentation, in honor of our guests.
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In honor of Paige being home, I made your favorite dinner.
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The Greeks were really into games, and they very often held these games in honor of the gods, religious functions.
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The ambassador from the Court of Louis XVI has arrived in honor of the French Alliance.
Fiction book (1994) -
In honor of Signor da Vinci, I have decided to throw a ball.
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The Badger explained that a banquet was to be held in honor of the Chief Weasel's birthday.
Fiction book (1996)
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'as a tribute or mark of respect' is directly compositional: 'in' indicates a relation/location, 'honor' denotes respect or tribute, and 'of' links that respect to the person/thing. This pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish en honor de), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
In honor of comes from ceremonies where people put a medal, a statue, or a name 'in' someone's honor to show respect. So, saying in honor of today means 'to show respect' to someone or something.