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Anonymous

Jan 08, 2025

What does “I humbly accept” mean?

What does “I humbly accept” mean?

For instance, if someone were to approach me and offer me $1,000, and I responded with, “I humbly accept this $1,000,” does that imply that I feel humbled because I do not take pride in what I am accepting, potentially offending the person giving me the money? Or does it suggest that I feel humbled because it reminds me of my financial situation, making me feel inferior, without offending the giver? Essentially, is this phrase considered offensive?

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Anonymous

Feb 16, 2025

If someone said, “I would humbly accept your criticism and correction.” I would assume that he was being sarcastic.

I think a more common answer would be, “I see your point” or “You’ve got me convinced” or something more along those lines.

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Anonymous

Jan 09, 2025

For example, if someone were to walk up to me and offer me $1000, and I said “I humbly accept this $1000” . . .

I humbly accept with deep gratitude this philanthropic gesture from a surprise benefactor.

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Anonymous

Nov 20, 2024

Humble means to be honest. Therefore, the statement would mean that you honestly are accepting something without any selfish thoughts and at the same time aren’t thinking of yourself of any higher value or class than someone else.

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Anonymous

Jan 22, 2025

No, it’s not an offensive phrase. It means that the person is honored to be accepting what is offered — usually a prize or award of some kind.

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Anonymous

Nov 10, 2024

No, it means you except it, but in a more modest, respectful way. To be honest, that sentence barely makes sense. But being humble is to be caring of others more than yourself and modest, like I said earlier. Hope this helps.

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Anonymous

Oct 26, 2024

Well,i know kami way god/gods and/or paper. However I do not know methods to say from. There are quite a few methods to assert from in jap. That is for the reason that there are more rules than in English. S, you should examine with some fluent japanese speakers round where you are living to place the sentence altogether. Hope this helped! ^-^

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Anonymous

Feb 19, 2025

It should only be said when accepting an award or such. If someone walked up to you with a thousand dollars, saying this would just be nonsensical.

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