to respect
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1.0
- verb
- /rɪˈspɛkt/
:
respetar
- Visitors to these rivers are cautioned to be aware of and respect private property rights.
- respect human rights
- respect others
- respect people
I just wanted to say I respect you a lot.
- I just wanted to say I respect you a lot.
- He is brilliant and I love and respect and admire that.
- And I just think he didn't respect me how I came at him.
- You, you have to respect these people.
- Are you someone who I respect or or don't right?
- What we want is someone we respect who is also nice.
- However, as long as we could just respect other people and that's why.
- As La Guine points out, the people of power respect the council, right?
- You really think they, they're respecting the exclusive dating title?
- But if you're not, you need to respect that people are not idiots.
- I believe most men respect a woman's ability.
- I respect the stage the same way that I respect the Instagram algorithm.
- Obviously, I don't respect what they say.
Examples
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But I perfectly respect what you just said.
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In theory, I respect your right to exist.
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I just wanted to say I respect you a lot.
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You, you have to respect these people.
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What we want is someone we respect who is also nice.
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It's difficult, but I respect what you guys did, I mean.
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I said, do they respect you?
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I say, bro, we have to respect people's decisions.
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Now I try to plan activities that facilitate understanding across cultures and respect cultural differences.
Academic text (2011) -
I respect my parents for all the hard work they've done.
Synonyms
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2.3
Show great respect to someone, often in public
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1.6
To feel respect and pleasure when you look at someone or something
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1.9
To think a person or thing is important
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3.8
To value someone or something highly
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5.8
Show deep respect to someone or something, often in public
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6.7
To feel deep respect and admiration for someone, often with awe
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5.5
To show great respect to someone in public for their work
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4.6
To have respect for someone because of what they do
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7.4
To show great respect for a person or thing
Consider something very important or precious
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
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4.9
To get respect and authority from other people because of your behavior or position
Compounds
How Much Respect
Surface Forms
Etymology
Respect comes from the Latin respicere, with re- 'back' and spec 'look', and it moved from 'look at with attention' to 'look at with honor'; so to respect someone is to admire them or treat them with care, much like you would when you look at someone with special regard.