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Princeton's WordNet

  1. respectsnoun

    (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem

    "he paid his respects to the mayor"

Wiktionary

  1. respectsnoun

    (often with "last" or "final"): regards or respect expressed for a deceased person, usually at the same time as offering condolences to other mourners.

    Please come to the funeral service and pay your last respects for her grandmother.

  2. respectsnoun

    Plural form of respect.

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  1. respects

    Respects refer to feelings or expressions of admiration, high regard, or deference towards someone or something. It may also indicate consideration or thoughtfulness towards others or someone's wishes, rights, traditions or laws. It can further refer to particular aspects or details of something.

Editors Contribution

  1. respectsverb

    Verb form of the word respect.

    The team respects that the optimum health of every person is the priority.


    Submitted by MaryC on July 25, 2020  

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  1. scepters

  2. sceptres

  3. specters

  4. spectres

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of respects in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of respects in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of respects in a Sentence

  1. Charla Lord:

    As part of a highly regulated industry, Monsanto routinely responds to EPA requests for data and information about our products, monsanto fully respects the EPA's role in regulating pesticides, and we work to provide accurate information and answer questions to ensure that the agency can make decisions based on thorough and complete science.

  2. Bernie Sanders:

    Democratic socialism means that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy, democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system in America today which is not only grossly unfair but, in many respects, corrupt.

  3. Stephen Siller:

    Just because it’s 20 years later doesn’t mean you‘re completely healed, they want to pay their respects and honor their heroes. I think they should be allowed down there.

  4. Alma Ohene-Opare:

    By many, many respects, you could say that I have achieved the American dream, it didn't come overnight, but I had to make very specific and deliberate decisions.

  5. Lian Yubo:

    BYD respects Tesla, and we also admire Tesla, we are now good friends with Elon Musk, and we are going to supply him with batteries very soon.

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