pay homage to

verb

to show honor or respect to; to honor; to do, make or pay obeisance to

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Meanings

verbpay homage to (third-person singular simple present pays homage to, present participle paying homage to, simple past and past participle paid homage to)

present singular third person pays homage to · participle present paying homage to · participle past paid homage to · past paid homage to

  1. idiomaticto show honor or respect to; to honor; to do, make or pay obeisance to

    The pattern of services over these lines today still pays homage to their history, which derived in considerable measure from the L.B.S.C.R.'s efforts to prevent infringement of its monopoly at Brighton and Eastbourne.

    1960 November, H. P. White, “The evolution of train services on the Southern's Oxted line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 661

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 參謁 /参谒, 參拜 /参拜
  • 參謁 /参谒 (cānyè)show honor to
  • 參拜 /参拜 (cānbài)show honor to
Esperanto omaĝi
  • omaĝishow honor to
French rendre hommage à
  • rendre hommage àshow honor to
Greek αποτίνω φόρο τιμής
  • αποτίνω φόρο τιμής (apotíno fóro timís)show honor to
Italian rendere onore a
  • rendere onore ashow honor to
Cite this entry
APA

pay homage to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20homage%20to

MLA

“pay homage to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20homage%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pay homage to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20homage%20to.

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