admire

🇺🇸 /ədˈmaɪər/ 🇬🇧 /ədˈmaɪə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B1

to respect someone for their actions or qualities

I admire how she always helps others.

B1

to look at something and find it beautiful or impressive

We stopped to admire the beautiful sunset.

translation

v. to respect someone for their actions or qualities; to look at something and find it beautiful or impressive

Word Forms

3rd Present admires
Past admired
Perfect admired
Progressive admiring