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- pronunciation:
- ih
stim
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History
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noun |
| definition: |
If you have esteem for someone, you have a lot of respect for them. Your opinion of them is very high.
The officer received a special gift from the men he commanded because they wanted to show him their very great esteem.Mrs. Clark is the school's oldest teacher. Everyone values the work she does and has very high esteem for her.- synonyms:
- admiration, honor, regard, respect
- antonyms:
- contempt, disrespect
- similar words:
- approval, favor, reputation, wonder
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| related words: |
credit, fame, opinion |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
esteems, esteeming, esteemed |
| definition: |
If you esteem a person or thing, they are very important to you, and you value or respect them very much.
Mrs. Collins esteems friendship more than money.- synonyms:
- admire, honor, prize, respect, value
- antonyms:
- despise
- similar words:
- appreciate, approve of, cherish, favor, praise
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| related words: |
like, rate, treasure, worship |
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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