hold+in+high+esteem

  • 11esteem — es|teem1 [ıˈsti:m] n [U] a feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone hold sb in high/great esteem ▪ The critics held him in high esteem as an actor. token/mark of sb s esteem (=a sign of their respect) ▪ Please accept the small …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12esteem — I. noun (U) a feeling of respect and admiration for someone: hold sb in high/great esteem: She was an actress who was held in high esteem by everyone who knew her. | a token of sb s esteem (=a sign of their esteem): Please accept this gift as a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14esteem — es|teem1 [ ı stim ] noun uncount FORMAL a feeling of admiration and respect for someone: REGARD: Teachers feel that they have fallen in public esteem in recent years. hold someone in high esteem: She has always been held in high esteem by fellow… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… …

    English dictionary

  • 16hold — I. verb (held; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have possession or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17esteem — UK [ɪˈstiːm] / US [ɪˈstɪm] noun [uncountable] formal a feeling of admiration and respect for someone Teachers feel that they have fallen in public esteem in recent years. hold someone in high esteem: She has always been held in high esteem by… …

    English dictionary

  • 18esteem — v 1. value, appreciate, prize, cherish, hold dear, treasure; honor, revere, reverence, respect, venerate, pay respect to, defer to; admire, think highly of, look up to, hold a high opinion of; like, love, be fond of, hold in affection, adore,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 19esteem — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. respect, regard, favor, admiration, estimation, honor; reverence, worship. See approbation. Ant., despise. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. regard, respect, appreciation; see admiration . v. 1. [To attach a… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 20Hold — Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English