last respects

noun

Final visit to a person nearing death, or to a person who has just died.

“I went to pay my last respects to my aunt, who has cancer.”

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Meanings

nounlast respects pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyFinal visit to a person nearing death, or to a person who has just died.

    I went to pay my last respects to my aunt, who has cancer.

Translations

French dernier adieu
  • dernier adieuTranslations
Japanese 最後のお別れ
  • 最後のお別れ (saigo no owakare)Translations
Russian после́дний долг, после́дние по́чести
  • после́дний долг (poslédnij dolg)Translations
  • после́дние по́чести (poslédnije póčesti)Translations
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APA

last respects. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20respects

MLA

“last respects.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20respects. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last respects,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20respects.

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