Ру>Анг: "почтить своим присутствием [концерт, мероприятие, т.д.]"

[mavisol.livejournal.com]

Простая вроде бы фраза, но не могу вспомнить английского аналога; в мультитране ничего годного не нашла. Только не "honored with his presence" (или with his visit)

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[lady-west.livejournal.com]

Вроде бы в свадебных приглашениях пишут что-то типа we request the honour of your presence.

[5x6.livejournal.com]

А почему собственно "не"? Это как раз правильный перевод.

[wordbuff.livejournal.com]

FROM A DICTIONARY
(a "real" one, not the crap invented by half-illiterate
Russian philologists, but the one based on a huge
corpus of real English):

4. singular noun

If you describe doing or experiencing something as an honour, you mean you think it is something special and desirable. ⇒ [+ of] "Five other cities had been competing for the honour of staging the Games."

5. passive verb

If you say that you would be honoured to do something, you are saying very politely and formally that you would be pleased to do it. If you say that you are honoured by something, you are saying that you are grateful for it and pleased about it. (politeness) ⇒ [beV-ed to-inf] "Peter Alliss says he would be honoured to be asked." ⇒ [beV-ed] "It's a very flattering offer, and I'm honoured by your confidence in me."

6. verb

To honour someone means to treat them or regard them with special attention and respect. ⇒ [V n + with] "Her Majesty later honoured the Headmaster with her presence at lunch." ⇒ [V n] "Those right-wing people who most honour their monarch see no reason for any apology."
honoured Pronunciation for adjective [ADJ n] ⇒ "Mrs Patrick Campbell was an honoured guest."

[1assie.livejournal.com]

It is Collins online (http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-cobuild-learners/honour), isn't it?
Being a 'half-illiterate Russian philologist' I would also be grateful if you could give me (here or by a personal message) the names of the sources I should definitely avoid.