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Humble vs Modest

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Humble vs Modest

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You won't be confused any more about when to use which after this stream. Alex will teach you what these two similar words mean.

Humble vs Modest

"Despite all his achievements, he has remained humble."

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What do you think humble means?

"Despite all his achievements, he has remained humble."

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What do you think humble means?

humble: when you are not proud; not thinking of yourself as better than other people; having or showing a low estimate of one's importance

"She was very humble about saving the babies from the fire and refused to accept an award from the orphanage."

"In my humble opinion we should never have bought the car in the first place."

"Though he was humble about his accomplishments, he was actually highly respected in his field."

"He was always modest about his role in the Everest expedition."

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What do you think modest means?

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What do you think humble means?

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What do you think modest means?

modest: the behaviour of not flaunting oneself, talking oneself up or putting oneself on display.

"She was modest about her accomplishments even though she had a lot to be proud of after the dance competition season."

"Deb is so incredibly modest you would never guess she actually wrote the code for her own website!"

"No need to be modest about your accomplishments!"

humble: when you are not proud; not thinking of yourself as better than other people; having or showing a low estimate of one's importance

modest: the behaviour of not flaunting oneself, talking oneself up or putting oneself on display.

Internal vs External: Being humble is internal. Being modest is external.

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"In my ___ opinion, he will win the election."

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The actor was surprisingly ___ about the success of his last film.

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"Please accept my ___ apologies."

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Humble vs Modest

"Despite all his achievements, he has remained humble."

"Despite all his achievements, he has remained humble."

humble: when you are not proud; not thinking of yourself as better than other people; having or showing a low estimate of one's importance

"She was very humble about saving the babies from the fire and refused to accept an award from the orphanage."

"In my humble opinion we should never have bought the car in the first place."

"Though he was humble about his accomplishments, he was actually highly respected in his field."

"He was always modest about his role in the Everest expedition."

modest: the behaviour of not flaunting oneself, talking oneself up or putting oneself on display.

"She was modest about her accomplishments even though she had a lot to be proud of after the dance competition season."

"Deb is so incredibly modest you would never guess she actually wrote the code for her own website!"

"No need to be modest about your accomplishments!"

humble: when you are not proud; not thinking of yourself as better than other people; having or showing a low estimate of one's importance

modest: the behaviour of not flaunting oneself, talking oneself up or putting oneself on display.

Internal vs External: Being humble is internal. Being modest is external.

Humble vs Modest

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