"pay respect" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pays respect [present, singular, third-person], paying respect [participle, present], paid respect [participle, past], paid respect [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pay<,,paid> respect}} pay respect (third-person singular simple present pays respect, present participle paying respect, simple past and past participle paid respect)
  1. To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal). Related terms: pay one's respects Translations (demonstrate respect): kunnioittaa (Finnish), osoittaa kunnioitusta (Finnish), rendir pleitesía [formal] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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