esteem

  • 11esteem — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ low ▪ personal ▪ I needed to do it for my own personal esteem. ▪ mutual …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 12esteem — 01. Greg has always been held in high [esteem] by his colleagues because he always volunteers to help out with any task that comes along. 02. Constant praise helps to build a child s [esteem]. 03. Public [esteem] for the President is now at its… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 13esteem — I n. 1) to hold smb. in high esteem 2) to fall; rise in smb. s esteem 3) high esteem II v. to esteem highly * * * [ɪ stiːm] rise in smb. s esteem high esteem to fall to hold smb. in high esteem to esteem highly …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 14esteem — 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

  • 15esteem — 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

  • 16esteem — [[t]ɪsti͟ːm[/t]] esteems, esteeming, esteemed 1) N UNCOUNT Esteem is the admiration and respect that you feel towards another person. [FORMAL] He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry... Their public esteem has never… …

    English dictionary

  • 17esteem — 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

  • 18esteem — 1. noun she was held in high esteem Syn: respect, admiration, acclaim, approbation, appreciation, favor, recognition, honor, reverence; estimation, regard, opinion 2. verb 1) such ceramics are highly esteemed Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 19esteem — /əsˈtim / (say uhs teem) verb (t) 1. to regard as valuable; regard highly or favourably: I esteem him as my leader. 2. to consider as of a certain value; regard: I esteem it worthless. 3. to set a value on; value: to esteem lightly. –noun 4.… …

  • 20esteem — /i steem /, v.t. 1. to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration: I esteem him for his honesty. 2. to consider as of a certain value or of a certain type; regard: I esteem it worthless. 3. Obs. to set a value on; appraise. n.… …

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