pay one's respects

English

Verb

pay one's respects (third-person singular simple present pays one's respects, present participle paying one's respects, simple past and past participle paid one's respects)

1. To grieve or mourn a person to a degree appropriate for one's relationship; to attend someone's funeral.

Translations

grieve or mourn

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: osoittaa kunnioitustaan, esittää osanottonsa
• French: please add this translation if you can

See also

• pay respect