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to esteem

to esteem

14 4.6
To have respect for someone because of what they do
  • verb
  • /ɪˈstim/
translation icon : respetar
  • Many people esteem Martin Luther King Jr. for his commitment to civil rights.
  • highly esteemed
  • greatly esteemed
  • most esteemed

These people are obsessed with being liked and esteemed by white people.

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Examples

  • I am beloved by my students, esteemed by my academic confederates.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Now you all get acquainted while I introduce the counselor to some of my, uh, esteemed associates.

    The Conspirator (2011)

  • That I ... ... greatly esteem him.

    Sense and Sensibility (1995)

  • Though it's you who so insistently esteem this term, as if it were an honor.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • You know what, I esteem you too much to debate you with my stand up plugs.

  • Guest, you will be happy here, for here happiness is esteemed the highest good.

    Academic text (2004)

  • We realized that we had abilities and that we were not sufficiently esteemed in the party.

    Academic text (1998)

  • "I highly esteem the work he's doing, but you can't just take dates for granted."

    Academic text (2007)

  • If one person is insulted, the entire family is injured; if one person is esteemed, the entire family is respected.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Esteemed by your peers.

    Mary Poppins (1964)

Synonyms

to respect
vsto esteem
∞ 1.0

To admire someone for their actions or qualities

is warmer personal regard with approval rather than formal politeness
to honor
vsto esteem
  • US
796 2.3

Show great respect to someone, often in public

is private personal regard felt without public ceremony or recognition
to admire
vsto esteem
743 1.6

To feel respect and pleasure when you look at someone or something

is more about warm approval or pleasure rather than formal regard
to value
vsto esteem
285 1.9

To think a person or thing is important

is emotional personal regard rather than a practical judgment of usefulness
to look up to
vsto esteem
120 2.8

To respect and want to be like someone

is general regard without looking to someone as a model
to look upon
vsto esteem
60 3.7

To think of someone or something in a certain way

is positive showing high regard rather than neutral consideration
to prize
vsto esteem
54 3.8

To value someone or something highly

is about personal regard rather than seeing something mainly for usefulness
to revere
vsto esteem
21 6.7

To feel deep respect and admiration for someone, often with awe

is milder, showing ordinary regard instead of deep awe
to look on
vsto esteem
15 3.3

To think of someone or something in a certain way

is an active feeling of high regard rather than detached observation
to think the world of
vsto esteem
  • Informal
12 5.1

To like and respect someone very much

is steady balanced regard rather than exaggerated gushy praise
to venerate
vsto esteem
  • Formal
11 7.4

To show great respect for a person or thing

is less intense and shows normal warm regard instead of sacred awe
to prise
vsto esteem
  • UK
9.6

Consider something very important or precious

is more about personal regard than pure practical worth

Antonyms

to scorn
51 5.5

To show dislike and no respect for someone or something

to disdain
15 6.4

To treat a person or thing as not worthy of respect

to disesteem
9.9

Show little respect for someone or something

How Respected

to revere
21 6.7
to esteem
14 4.6
to admire
743 1.6
to regard
∞ 3.1

Surface Forms

esteem infinitive
esteemed past
esteemed past participle
esteeming present participle
esteems third person singular

Etymology

Esteem comes from the same Latin root aestimare, 'to value', and is related to the word estimate. So to esteem someone is to value them highly or to 'think highly of' them.