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es·teem
(ĭ-stēm′)tr.v. es·teemed, es·teem·ing, es·teems
1. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate.
2. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them.
n.
1. Favorable regard; respect. See Synonyms at regard.
2. Archaic Judgment; opinion.
[Middle English estemen, to appraise, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimāre.]
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esteem
(ɪˈstiːm)vb (tr)
1. to have great respect or high regard for: to esteem a colleague.
2. formal to judge or consider; deem: to esteem an idea improper.
n
3. high regard or respect; good opinion
4. archaic judgment; opinion
[C15: from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimāre estimate]
esˈteemed adj
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es•teem
(ɪˈstim)v.t.
1. to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration.
2. to consider as of a certain value or a certain type; regard: I would esteem it a great favor.
3. Obs. to appraise.
n. 4. favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard: to hold a person in esteem.
5. Archaic. opinion or judgment; estimation; valuation.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French estimer < Latin aestimāre; see estimate]
syn: See appreciate.
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esteem
Past participle: esteemed
Gerund: esteeming
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Noun | 1. | esteem - the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" stature - high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature" disesteem - the state in which esteem has been lost |
2. | esteem - a feeling of delighted approval and liking liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" Anglophilia - admiration for Britain and British customs hero worship - admiration for great men (or their memory) philhellenism - admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs philogyny - admiration for women | |
3. | esteem - an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" estimation, estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" | |
Verb | 1. | esteem - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" think the world of - esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser" reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" admire, look up to - feel admiration for disesteem, disrespect - have little or no respect for; hold in contempt |
2. | esteem - look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" |
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esteem
noun
1. respect, regard, honour, consideration, admiration, reverence, estimation, veneration He is held in high esteem by his colleagues.
verb
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esteem
verb1. To have a high opinion of:
Idioms: look up to, think highly of.
2. To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of:
Idiom: set store by.
A feeling of deference, approval, and liking:
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Translations
إحْتِرام، تَقْديريَحْتَرِم، يُقَدِّر
agtelseestimererespektrespektereværdsætte
virîavirîing
gerbtipagarba
cieņacienīt
esteem
[ɪsˈtiːm]A. VT (frm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
esteem
[ɪˈstiːm]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
esteem
vt
(= consider) → ansehen, betrachten
n → Wertschätzung f; to hold somebody/something in (high) esteem → jdn/etw (hoch) schätzen, von jdm/etw eine hohe Meinung haben; to be held in low/great esteem → wenig/sehr geschätzt werden; he went down in my esteem → er ist in meiner Achtung gesunken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
esteem
[ɪsˈtiːm] (frm)2. vt (think highly of) → stimare; (consider) → considerare
I would esteem it an honour → sarebbe un onore per me
I would esteem it an honour → sarebbe un onore per me
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
esteem
(iˈstiːm) verb to value or respect.
noun favourable opinion; respect. His foolish behaviour lowered him in my esteem; He was held in great esteem by his colleagues.
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