esteem
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3.6
- noun
- /ɪˈstim/
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respeto
- You know I admire you, and I respect you... but you'd rise in my esteem if you'd show me one greater quality.
- high esteem
- hold in esteem
We go wrong when we steal their self esteem by solving their problems.
- We go wrong when we steal their self esteem by solving their problems.
- And there is actually nothing on the planet that will raise yourself esteem like praise.
- With great respect and esteem I remain, Sir, your obedient servant.
- Their entire sense of security, safety, self esteem gets shattered because of your actions.
- You build up momentum, you improve yourself esteem.
- So today I'm going to share with you one proven technique that can improve yourself esteem instantly.
- Well, that's one of the reasons we have held sports people, athletes in such high esteem, because they push through pain.
- You can build new friendships, build confidence, boost yourself esteem.
- You know, it's not the esteem that tells you, oh, this is personally me.
- You no longer look to other people for yourself esteem, right?
- OK, you either brought power, you brought status, you brought esteem, or you brought resource.
- If it only will work on self esteem, the world would be so much better.
- It impacts yourself, esteem, yourself worth, your confidence.
Examples
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The teacher expressed her high esteem for the students' hard work and dedication.
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One more thing, a little token of my esteem.
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We care about the esteem that they hold us in.
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Social esteem is how others feel about me.
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OK, you either brought power, you brought status, you brought esteem, or you brought resource.
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My friendship and esteem is boundless.
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With great respect and esteem I remain, Sir, your obedient servant.
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Building positive student self-esteem is viewed as one of the most important teacher tasks.
Academic text (1990) -
When l've accomplished what l set out to do, l'll stand before the queen... ...not kneel, mind you, but stand like an equal and she'll say: "Please accept the Order of the Garter as a mark of my esteem, cousin."
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If you had an ounce of self-esteem, of self-worth, of self-confidence, you would realise that as trite as it may sound, beauty is truly skin deep.
Synonyms
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1.0
A feeling of admiration for someone because they are good or successful
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2.9
An ability to notice and understand the value of something
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1.8
A feeling of respect and approval for someone or something
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3.3
Respect and admiration for someone or something
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6.3
A deep feeling of respect and awe for someone or something
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7.8
Strong respect for someone or something, often shown in a religious way
Antonyms
How Respected
Surface Forms
Etymology
Esteem comes from an old Latin word aestimare meaning 'to value' and shares the same root as estimate. So when someone has esteem it means people give them high value or 'respect and admiration'.