Humubli (en. To bend down)

/huˈmub.li/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An action that shows bending or lowering oneself.

He bent down to pick up flowers.

Nag-humubli siya sa pagkuha ng mga bulaklak.

The action of bending the body in a specific direction.

To get through, he bent down to avoid the person.

Para makapasa, humubli siya upang maiwasan ang tao.

A way to show respect or humility.

He bowed down in front of his teacher.

Humubli siya sa harap ng kanyang guro.

Derived from the root word 'hubad' meaning 'to expose' or 'to become softer.'

bending down to people

showing humility or respect to others

humubli sa mga tao

naked

The root of the word humubli meaning without covering.

hubad

to be humble or modest

We should humbly accept our skills no matter how great they are.

Dapat tayong humubli kahit gaano tayo kagaling.

to show humility in situations

I've learned to humbly accept when I'm defeated.

Natutunan kong humubli sa mga pagkakataong talo ako.

not to be arrogant

If you're humble, more people will respect you.

Kung humubli ka, mas maraming tao ang rerespeto sa'yo.