Meaning
to honour/honor, to pay tribute to
- to be a credit to
- to worship, to venerate
In a sentence
Abbiamo onorato il suo lavoro con un premio.
We honored his work with an award.
Vuoi onorare la memoria di tua nonna oggi?
Do you want to honor your grandmother's memory today?
Il tuo impegno onora tutta la squadra.
Your commitment is a credit to the whole team.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| onorare | infinitive |
| onoriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| onoro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| onorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| onori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| onorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| onora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| onoravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| onoravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| onoravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| onoravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| onoravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| onorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| onorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| onorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| onoraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| onorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| onorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| onorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| onoreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| onorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| onorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| onorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| onoreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| onorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| onoriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| onori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| onoriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| onori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| onorino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| onori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| onorassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| onorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| onoraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| onorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| onorassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| onorasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| onoreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| onorerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| onorereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| onoreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| onorerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| onorerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| onoriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| onorate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| onora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| onorando | gerund |
| onorato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and elevated than rispettare. Use onorare for ceremonies, memory, commitments, or values; not for everyday politeness.
- Common with abstract or solemn objects: onorare la memoria, onorare un impegno. For religious contexts, venerare often sounds more specific.
- Regular -are verb; takes avere in compound tenses: ho onorato, non *sono onorato when you mean the action.