esteem

🇺🇸 /ɪˈstiːm/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈstiːm/
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noun
R

great respect and admiration for someone

Her colleagues hold her in high esteem for her hard work.

verb
R

to respect and admire someone very much

People esteem him for his honesty and kindness.

R

to think of someone in a certain way

She esteems him as a true friend.

translation

n. great respect and admiration for someone
v. to respect and admire someone very much; to think of someone in a certain way

Word Forms

3rd Present esteems
Perfect esteemed
Progressive esteeming
Past esteemed
Plural esteems