English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "hoflikheid" is die vertoon van beleefdheid in 'n mens se houding en gedrag teenoor ander. Dit is die handeling om respekvol, bedagsaam en genadig teenoor ander te wees, en behels tipies om goeie maniere aan die dag te lê en 'n gewilligheid te toon om ander se behoeftes en voorkeure te akkommodeer. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n beleefde gebaar of optrede, soos om die deur vir iemand oop te hou, "asseblief" en "dankie" te sê, of om 'n vriendelike woord of kompliment te bied. Oor die algemeen beklemtoon die konsep van hoflikheid die belangrikheid daarvan om ander met vriendelikheid, respek en bedagsaamheid te behandel.

Sentence Examples

  1. To his credit, Brower did have the courtesy to follow up once Kitt was arrested.
  2. As a courtesy, I have tolerated your questions, but that ends now.
  3. Dean flicked on the radio, a bit of Beach Town radio, courtesy of the college students.
  4. He could not summon enough energy to engage in a game of courtesy with an unwilling liegeman.
  5. He had tried, successfully he thought, to maintain a front of friendly courtesy but the effort had been extreme.
  6. The camaraderie that had developed over the last three days had been replaced by formal courtesy.
  7. But I am angry that the common courtesy you extend to each other does not also extend to me.
  8. Twenty minutes later I arrived at the club, courtesy of my favorite Uber driver.
  9. Yep, I, Giana Brookes, was now officially a hater of Mondays, courtesy of my now ex-boss, Lana.
  10. Another wild goose chase courtesy of some intel jackass who had never left the green zone.