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 Definitions of esteem  [ɪˈstim]  

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Definition of 'esteem' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) esteem
to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration.

2.  esteem
to consider as of a certain value or a certain type; regard:
I would esteem it a great favor.

3.  esteem
Obs. to appraise.

4. (n.) esteem
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
to hold a person in esteem.

5.  esteem
Archaic. opinion or judgment; estimation; valuation.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < MF estimer < L aestimāre; see estimate)

Definition of 'esteem' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) esteem, regard, respect
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
"it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

2. (noun) admiration, esteem
a feeling of delighted approval and liking

3. (verb) respect, esteem, regard
an attitude of admiration or esteem
"she lost all respect for him"

4. (verb) respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
regard highly; think much of
"I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

5. (verb) think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be
look on as or consider
"she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"


Definition of 'esteem' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) esteem
respect or regard

2.  esteem
hold in high esteem
to respect very much
The Chinese hold Confucius in high esteem.


Definition of 'esteem' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) esteem
to set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon

2. (verb) esteem
to set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship

3. (verb) esteem
to form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider

4. (verb) esteem
estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price

5. (verb) esteem
high estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth


Translation of 'esteem' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to value or respect.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hoogag Arabic flag Arabic: يَحْتَرِم، يُقَدِّر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: уважавам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: estimar Czech flag Czech: vážit si German flag German: achten
Danish flag Danish: værdsætte; respektere; es Greek flag Greek: εκτιμώ Spanish flag Spanish: apreciar, estimar
Estonian flag Estonian: lugu pidama Farsi flag Farsi: احترام گذاشتن؛ ارزشمند دا Finnish flag Finnish: arvostaa
French flag French: estimer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַעֲרִיך Hindi flag Hindi: सम्मान करना
Croatian flag Croatian: cijeniti,štovati Hungarian flag Hungarian: tisztel Indonesian flag Indonesian: menghargai
Icelandic flag Icelandic: virða Italian flag Italian: stimare Japanese flag Japanese: 尊重する
Korean flag Korean: 평가(존중)하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gerbti Latvian flag Latvian: cienīt
Malay flag Malay: rasa hormat Dutch flag Dutch: hoogachten Norwegian flag Norwegian: verdsette, ha stor respek
Polish flag Polish: cenić, szanować Persian flag Persian: احترام گذاشتن؛ ارزشمند دا Pashto flag Pashto: په درنه سترګه كتل، قدر كو
Romanian flag Romanian: a stima Russian flag Russian: ценить; уважать Slovak flag Slovak: vážiť si
Slovenian flag Slovenian: spoštovati Serbian flag Serbian: poštovati Swedish flag Swedish: uppskatta, värdera, [hög]
Thai flag Thai: เคารพ Turkish flag Turkish: saymak, hürmet etmek Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 尊重
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: поважати, шанувати Urdu flag Urdu: کسی کا احترام یا قدر کرنا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: quý trọng
Chinese flag Chinese: 尊重

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