devoir

[ duh-vwahr, dev-wahr; French duh-vwar ]

/ dəˈvwɑr, ˈdɛv wɑr; French dəˈvwar /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR devoir ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural de·voirs [duh-vwahrz, dev-wahrz; French duh-vwar]. /dəˈvwɑrz, ˈdɛv wɑrz; French dəˈvwar/.

an act of civility or respect.

devoirs, respects or compliments.

something for which a person is responsible; duty.

Origin of devoir

1250–1300; Middle English devoir, deveir, dever<Old French devoir (Anglo-French deveir, dever) <Latin dēbēre to owe; cf. debt

Words nearby devoir

devitrify, Devizes, devocalize, devoice, devoid, devoir, devoirs, devolatilize, devolution, devolve, Devon

Example sentences from the Web for devoir

That, according to Mr. Tennyson's lately-published opinion, is the devoir of that deeply-to-be-pitied individual, l'homme marié.
Beatrice Boville and Other Stories|Ouida
If we are honourable people, we will do our devoir in this matter.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman
Others held us at bay with long lances, and never saw I any knight do his devoir more fiercely than he who had reviled the Maid.
A Monk of Fife|Andrew Lang
On the table by the side of Jaspar was a bottle of brandy, at which, at short intervals, the miserable man paid his devoir.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue|Warren T. Ashton

The devoir was powerfully written in language at once chaste and choice, in a style nerved with vigour and graced with harmony.
The Professor|(AKA Charlotte Bronte) Currer Bell

单词	devoir
释义	devoir [ duh-vwahr, dev-wahr; French duh-vwar ] / dəˈvwɑr, ˈdɛv wɑr; French dəˈvwar / SEE SYNONYMS FOR devoir ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural de·voirs [duh-vwahrz, dev-wahrz; French duh-vwar]. /dəˈvwɑrz, ˈdɛv wɑrz; French dəˈvwar/. an act of civility or respect. devoirs, respects or compliments. something for which a person is responsible; duty. Origin of devoir 1250–1300; Middle English devoir, deveir, dever<Old French devoir (Anglo-French deveir, dever) <Latin dēbēre to owe; cf. debt Words nearby devoir devitrify, Devizes, devocalize, devoice, devoid, devoir, devoirs, devolatilize, devolution, devolve, Devon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for devoir That, according to Mr. Tennyson's lately-published opinion, is the devoir of that deeply-to-be-pitied individual, l'homme marié. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories\|Ouida If we are honourable people, we will do our devoir in this matter. The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping\|Elizabeth Hale Gilman Others held us at bay with long lances, and never saw I any knight do his devoir more fiercely than he who had reviled the Maid. A Monk of Fife\|Andrew Lang On the table by the side of Jaspar was a bottle of brandy, at which, at short intervals, the miserable man paid his devoir. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue\|Warren T. Ashton The devoir was powerfully written in language at once chaste and choice, in a style nerved with vigour and graced with harmony. The Professor\|(AKA Charlotte Bronte) Currer Bell Words related to devoir duty, task, business, office, assignment, work, project, thing, role, action, responsibility, operation, effort, stint, care, precondition, requisite, prerequisite, use, right
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devoir

noun, plural de·voirs [duh-vwahrz, dev-wahrz; French duh-vwar]. /dəˈvwɑrz, ˈdɛv wɑrz; French dəˈvwar/.

Origin of devoir

Words nearby devoir

Example sentences from the Web for devoir

Words related to devoir