respects

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/ɹɪˈspɛkts/

noun

regards or respect expressed for a deceased person, usually at the same time as offering condolences to other mourners.

“Please come to the funeral service and pay your last respects to her grandmother.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of respect
  2. oftenregards or respect expressed for a deceased person, usually at the same time as offering condolences to other mourners.

    Please come to the funeral service and pay your last respects to her grandmother.

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of respect

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APA

respects. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respects

MLA

“respects.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respects. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respects,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respects.

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