Collocations for honour - noun
1. sth that makes you feel proud
ADJECTIVE
great,
rare,
special,
tremendous
Eastlake Studio received top honours in the interior design category.
Eastlake Studio received top honours in the interior design category.
dubious
Max was given the dubious honour of organizing the children's party.
Max was given the dubious honour of organizing the children's party.
VERB + honour/honor
have
I had the rare honour of being allowed into the artist's studio.
I had the rare honour of being allowed into the artist's studio.
do sb (formal),
give sb
Will you do me the honour of dining with me?
Will you do me the honour of dining with me?
share
He shared the honour of being the season's top scorer with Andy Cole.
He shared the honour of being the season's top scorer with Andy Cole.
2. great respect
PHRASES
a guard of honour
(esp. BrE)
The coffin was accompanied by a guard of honour.
The coffin was accompanied by a guard of honour.
(the) guest of honour
The president was guest of honour at the society's banquet.
The president was guest of honour at the society's banquet.
a lap of honour
(esp. BrE)
The crowd cheered while the athletes ran their lap of honour.
The crowd cheered while the athletes ran their lap of honour.
a mark of honour
They stood in silence as a mark of honour to the drowned sailors.
They stood in silence as a mark of honour to the drowned sailors.
the place of honour,
the seat of honour
a roll of honour (BrE) (honor roll in AmE)
The school's roll of honour lists everyone killed in the war.
She was on the honour roll every semester of high school.
I never made the honour roll.
a roll of honour (BrE) (honor roll in AmE)
The school's roll of honour lists everyone killed in the war.
She was on the honour roll every semester of high school.
I never made the honour roll.
3. good reputation
ADJECTIVE
family,
national,
personal
He was now satisfied that the family honour had been restored.
He was now satisfied that the family honour had been restored.
VERB + honour/honor
defend,
fight for,
preserve,
save,
uphold
She felt she had to defend the honour of her profession.
She felt she had to defend the honour of her profession.
restore
bring, do
This biography does great honour to the poet's achievements.
She brought honour to her country as an Olympic medal-winner.
bring, do
This biography does great honour to the poet's achievements.
She brought honour to her country as an Olympic medal-winner.
PREPOSITION
on your honour
(old-fashioned)
I swear on my honour (= very seriously) that I knew nothing about this.
I swear on my honour (= very seriously) that I knew nothing about this.
with honour
The prime minister sought an agreement that would bring peace with honour.
The prime minister sought an agreement that would bring peace with honour.
without honour
a man without honour
a man without honour
PHRASES
a badge of honour
He saw his injuries as a badge of honour.
He saw his injuries as a badge of honour.
a code of honour
The secret society had a strong code of honour.
The secret society had a strong code of honour.
a man of honour
a matter of honour, a point of honour
It is a matter of honour to keep our standards as high as possible.
a matter of honour, a point of honour
It is a matter of honour to keep our standards as high as possible.
a sense of honour
sb's word of honour
I give you my word of honour I will not forget what I owe you.
sb's word of honour
I give you my word of honour I will not forget what I owe you.
4. award, official title, etc.
ADJECTIVE
full honours,
high,
major,
top
the stars who took top honours at the MTV Awards
television's highest honour
the stars who took top honours at the MTV Awards
television's highest honour
academic,
battle,
civilian,
military,
political
VERB + honour/honor
award (sb),
bestow,
confer,
give sb
The Order of Merit is the highest civilian honour that can be conferred on someone.
The Order of Merit is the highest civilian honour that can be conferred on someone.
accept,
pick up,
receive,
scoop (BrE),
take,
win
She has confirmed that she will accept the honour of a peerage.
It was the British who took the honours at last night's Oscars.
She has confirmed that she will accept the honour of a peerage.
It was the British who took the honours at last night's Oscars.
earn
honour/honor + NOUN
list,
system
(both in the UK)
He was made a life peer in the New Year's honours list.
He was made a life peer in the New Year's honours list.
5. (honours/honors) in education
HONOURS/HONORS + NOUN
class (AmE),
course (BrE),
degree,
program
(AmE)
He's in the third year of his honours course.
I took an honours class in English.
He's in the third year of his honours course.
I took an honours class in English.
graduate,
student
PREPOSITION
honour in
She earned a bachelor's degree with honours in English.
joint honours in mathematics and statistics
She earned a bachelor's degree with honours in English.
joint honours in mathematics and statistics
with honour
She holds an MBA with honours from the University of California, Los Angeles.
He passed with second-class honours.
She holds an MBA with honours from the University of California, Los Angeles.
He passed with second-class honours.