"do the honourable thing" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: does the honourable thing [present, singular, third-person], doing the honourable thing [participle, present], did the honourable thing [past], done the honourable thing [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<does,,did,done>}} do the honourable thing (third-person singular simple present does the honourable thing, present participle doing the honourable thing, simple past did the honourable thing, past participle done the honourable thing)
  1. Alternative spelling of do the honorable thing Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: do the honorable thing
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