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• Show respect towards a dead person by attending their funeral.

  ‘He had many friends in the area and they all attended his funeral to pay their last respects to the popular Jim.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘This week thousands of people will be expected to pay their last respects during the funerals on Wednesday.’
  • ‘His burial took place in Ballybracken Cemetery where a large crowd attended to pay their last respects.’
  • ‘Huge crowds attended to pay their last respects to a very popular gentleman.’
  • ‘Mourners paid their last respects at the funeral of a teenager who died after playing in a football match.’
  • ‘Nearly 300 plantation workers, young people and villagers attended to pay their last respects.’
  • ‘Many police officers, businessmen and members of the public attended the ceremonies to pay their last respects.’
  • ‘Thousands thronged the streets of Paris at his funeral to pay their last respects.’
  • ‘Large crowds attended on both days to pay their last respects to Michael.’
  • ‘Hundreds turned out for her funeral at Strandhill Church last Sunday to pay their last respects.’