Admire

  • 11admire — [v] hold in high regard adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, be crazy about*, be crazy for*, be crazy over*, be mad about*, be nuts about*, be stuck on*, be sweet on*, be wild about*, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol …

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  • 12admiré — Admiré, [admir]ée. part …

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  • 13admire — ► VERB 1) regard with respect or warm approval. 2) look at with pleasure. DERIVATIVES admiration noun admirer noun admiring adjective. ORIGIN Latin admirari wonder at …

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  • 14admire — verb 1 have high opinion of sb/sth ADVERB ▪ deeply, enormously, greatly, hugely, particularly, really ▪ He admires you enormously. ▪ rather …

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  • 15admire — v. 1) to admire greatly, very much 2) (D; tr.) to admire for (we admire her for her tact) 3) (K) they all admired his behaving in that manner * * * [əd maɪə] very much (K) they all admired his behaving in that manner to admire greatly (D; tr.) to …

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  • 16admire — ad|mire S3 [ədˈmaıə US ˈmaır] v [T not in progressive] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: admirer, from Latin admirari, from ad to + mirari to wonder ] 1.) to respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good ▪ I… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17admire — admirer, n. /ad muyeur /, v., admired, admiring. v.t. 1. to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval. 2. to regard with wonder or surprise (usually used ironically or sarcastically): I admire your audacity. v.i. 3. to feel or express admiration …

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  • 18admire — [[t]ədma͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ admires, admiring, admired 1) VERB If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much. [V n] I admired her when I first met her and I still think she s marvellous... [V n] He admired the way she had… …

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  • 19admire — verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 to have a very high opinion of someone because of a quality they have or because of something they have done: I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own. | admire sb for sth: Lewis was… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20admire */*/ — UK [ədˈmaɪə(r)] / US [ədˈmaɪr] verb [transitive] Word forms admire : present tense I/you/we/they admire he/she/it admires present participle admiring past tense admired past participle admired 1) to have a feeling of great respect for someone or… …

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