MAKE AN HONEST WOMAN OF

Meaning of MAKE AN HONEST WOMAN OF in English

dated or humorous

marry (a woman), especially to avoid scandal.

→ honest

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MAKE AN HONEST WOMAN OF — marry a woman who previously was living "in sin"
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
WOMAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) battered woman syndrome woman suffrage Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Английский словарь Британика
WOMAN — I. ˈwu̇mən sometimes especially in the South ˈwōm- or ˈwəm- noun ( plural wom·en ˈwimə̇n) Etymology: Middle English woman, wumman, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONEST — I. ˈänə̇st adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English honest, honeste, from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus honorable, …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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HONEST — (a.) Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
Английский словарь Webster
HONEST — (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free …
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
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HONEST — ( a. ) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WOMAN — — womanless , adj. /woom"euhn/ , n. , pl. women /wim"in/ , v. , adj. n. 1. the female human …
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MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
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HONEST — — honestness , n. /on"ist/ , adj. 1. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person. …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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WOMAN — adj. female (e.g.: a woman bus driver; a woman dentist); like a woman, womanly; of woman
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MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HONEST — I. ˈä-nəst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin honestus honorable, from honos, honor honor Date: 14th century 1. …
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AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOMAN — ˈwō- or ˈwə- noun ( plural wom·en ˈwi-mən) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOMAN — noun a female attendant or servant. 2. woman ·vt to make effeminate or womanish. 3. woman ·vt to furnish with, …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
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HONEST — adj chaste; faithful; virtuous. 2. honest ·adj decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. 3. honest ·adj open; frank; as, an honest countenance. …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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WOMAN — [wom.an] n, pl wom.en [ME, fr. OE wifman, fr. wif woman, wife + man human being, man] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
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HONEST — [hon.est] adj [ME, fr. MF honeste, fr. L honestus honorable, fr. honos, honor honor] (14c) 1 a: free from fraud …
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HONEST — honest BrE AmE ˈɒn ɪst -əst AmE \ ˈɑːn əst ▷ honest|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HONEST — / ˈɒnɪst; NAmE ˈɑːn-/ adjective 1. always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating : an honest man / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOMAN — wom ‧ an S1 W1 /ˈwʊmən/ BrE AmE noun ( plural women /ˈwɪmɪn/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ woman …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HONEST
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HONEST
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOMAN — ( women) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A woman is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HONEST — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you describe someone as honest …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOMAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a career woman (= one whose job is very important to her ) ▪ Career …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WOMAN — [noun] [plural] women - an adult female human being"What's your new boss like?" "She seems to be a very nice …
Cambridge English vocab
HONEST — [adjective] - truthful or able to be trusted; not likely to steal, cheat or lie; typical of a person of …
Cambridge English vocab
WOMAN — n. battered woman syndrome woman suffrage Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WOMAN — n. fancy woman kept woman little woman old woman
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
HONEST — See ↑ HONEST 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ to be honest (with you)/in all honesty • ↑ to be honest/to tell …
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