"modest" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɑdəst/ Audio: en-us-modest.ogg [US] Forms: modest [positive], more modest [comparative], most modest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are modest, you do not show too much pride for what you've done, what you have, or what you can do
    Sense id: simple-modest-en-adj-pgFnotxN
  2. If something is modest, it is very simple; not being showy or highly decorated
    Sense id: simple-modest-en-adj-Ky3Kk3yV
  3. If something is modest, it is limited or moderate in amount
    Sense id: simple-modest-en-adj-WL1MQZ7A
     
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