honour in the breach in English

Forms: honours in the breach [present, singular, third-person], honouring in the breach [participle, present], honoured in the breach [participle, past], honoured in the breach [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} honour in the breach (third-person singular simple present honours in the breach, present participle honouring in the breach, simple past and past participle honoured in the breach)

Inflected forms

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"honour in the breach" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms