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- pronunciation:
- ih
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word History
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
esteems, esteeming, esteemed |
| definition 1: |
to have a high opinion of; respect; honor.
I esteem friendship more than money.- synonyms:
- admire, honor, prize, respect, revere, value, venerate
- antonyms:
- abominate, despise, disdain, disesteem
- similar words:
- appreciate, approve of, cherish, commend, consider, favor, laud, praise, reverence
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| definition 2: |
to regard in a particular way; consider; judge.
The captain esteemed it likely that the storm would strike soon.- synonyms:
- consider, deem, judge, regard, think of
- similar words:
- believe, conclude, figure, hold, opine, suppose
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| related words: |
buy, fear, like, rate, revere, treasure, venerate, worship |
adverb + (v.)esteem
especially, greatly, highly, most, much, nationally, popularly, publicly, that, widely
(v.)esteem
+ noun
artist,
brother,
conscription,
culture,
faculty,
generation,
gift,
institution,
killer,
knowledge,
military,
others,
population,
quality,
rock,
savant,
scholar,
scientist,
senator,
skill,
society,
taste,
thinker,
virtue,
wisdom
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
high opinion; favorable judgment; respect.
We're giving her a plaque as a token of our esteem for her.- synonyms:
- admiration, appreciation, honor, regard, respect, veneration
- antonyms:
- abomination, contempt, disesteem, disrespect, opprobrium
- similar words:
- approval, awe, estimation, favor, reputation, reverence, wonder
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| related words: |
account, admiration, adoration, approbation, credit, deference, fame, fear, glory, homage, opinion, worship |
adjective + (n.)esteem
academic, considerable, high, low, mutual, personal, positive, public, sexual, sincere, social, universal, worthy
verb + (n.)esteem
accord, assess, belong, bolster, enhance, enjoy, express, extend, gain, hold, lessen, lower, peer, reinforce, value
(n.)esteem
+ verb
correlate, regard
noun + (n.)esteem
affection,
body,
boost,
desire,
dignity,
feeling,
identity,
increase,
lack,
parity,
peer,
profession,
professional,
public,
rank,
regard,
respect,
self,
teacher,
token,
trust,
wealth
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Esteem is from a Latin word that means "to fix the price or value of." The meaning "respect for a person" was first used in the 1500s.
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