respect

re·spect  (r-spkt)

tr.v. re·spect·ed, re·spect·ing, re·spects

1. To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem.

2. To avoid violation of or interference with: respect the speed limit.

3. To relate or refer to; concern.

n.

1. A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. See Synonyms at regard.

2. The state of being regarded with honor or esteem.

3. Willingness to show consideration or appreciation.

4. respects Polite expressions of consideration or deference: pay one's respects.

5. A particular aspect, feature, or detail: In many respects this is an important decision.

6. Usage Problem Relation; reference. See Usage Note at regard.

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[From Middle English, regard, from Old French, from Latin respectus, from past participle of respicere, to look back at, regard : re-, re- + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·specter n.

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respect

Noun

1. consideration: respect for my feelings

2. an attitude of deference or esteem

3. the state of being honoured or esteemed

4. a detail or characteristic: in virtually all respects boys develop more slowly than girls

5. in respect of or with respect to in reference or relation to

6. respects polite greetings: he paid his respects to her and left

Verb

1. to have an attitude of esteem towards: she is the person I most respect and wish to emulate

2. to pay proper attention or consideration to: he called on rebel groups to respect a cease-fire [Latin respicere to pay attention to]

respecter n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	respect - (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect" regard detail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
	2.	respect - the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" esteem, regard honour, laurels, honor - the state of being honored stature - high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"
	3.	respect - an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" esteem, regard attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" estimation, estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" disrespect - a disrespectful mental attitude
	4.	respect - a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean" deference civility, politeness - the act of showing regard for others homage, court - respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" last respects - the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside" props - proper respect; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem"
	5.	respect - behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes" obedience filial duty - duty of a child to its parents
	6.	respect - a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" regard affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, warmheartedness, fondness, tenderness, heart - a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
	7.	respect - courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" respectfulness, deference good manners, courtesy - a courteous manner
Verb	1.	respect - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" esteem, prise, prize, value consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" think the world of - esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser" reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" admire, look up to - feel admiration for disesteem, disrespect - have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
	2.	respect - show respect towards; "honor your parents!" abide by, honor, honour, observe accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" lionise, lionize, celebrate - assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" tolerate - recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others" disrespect - show a lack of respect for

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respect

verb 1. think highly of, value, regard, honour, recognize, appreciate, admire, esteem, adore, revere, reverence, look up to, defer to, venerate, set store by, have a good or high opinion of

verb 2. show consideration for, regard, notice, honour, observe, heed, attend to, pay attention to

verb 3. abide by, follow, observe, comply with, obey, heed, keep to, adhere to << OPPOSITE disregard

noun 4. regard, honour, recognition, esteem, appreciation, admiration, reverence, estimation, veneration, approbation << OPPOSITE contempt

noun 5. consideration, kindness, deference, friendliness, tact, thoughtfulness, solicitude, kindliness, considerateness

noun 6. particular, way, point, matter, sense, detail, feature, aspect, characteristic, facet

plural noun 7. greetings, regards, compliments, good wishes, salutations, devoirs >> in respect of or with respect to concerning, in relation to, in connection with, with regard to, with reference to, apropos of

Translations

respect [rɪsˈpɛkt] n (= consideration) → respeto (= relation); respecto;

respects npl → recuerdos mpl; saludos mpl

vt → respetar;

with respect to → con respecto a;

in this respect → en cuanto a eso;

to have or show respect for → tener or mostrar respeto a;

out of respect for → por respeto a;

in some respects → en algunos aspectos;

with due respect I still think you're wrong → con el respeto debido, sigo creyendo que está equivocado

respect [rɪsˈpɛkt] n → respect m (= point, detail);

in some respects → à certains égards vt → respecter;

respects npl → respects, hommages mpl;

to have or show respect for sb/sth → respecter qn/qch;

out of respect for → par respect pour;

with respect to → en ce qui concerne;

in respect of → sous le rapport de, quant à;

in this respect → sous ce rapport, à cet égard;

with due respect I ... → malgré le respect que je vous dois, je ...

respect [rɪsˈpɛkt] n (consideration, esteem) → Respekt m

vt → respektieren;

respects npl (greetings) → Grüße pl;

to have respect for sb/sth → Respekt vor jdm/etw haben;

to show sb/sth respect → Respekt vor jdm/etw zeigen;

out of respect for → aus Rücksicht auf +acc;

with respect to, in respect of → in Bezug auf +acc;

in this respect → in dieser Hinsicht;

in some/many respects → in gewisser/vielfacher Hinsicht;

with (all due) respect → bei allem Respekt

respect [rɪsˈpɛkt] n → rispetto (= point, detail): in some respects → sotto certi aspetti

vt → rispettare;

respects npl → ossequi mpl;

to have or show respect for → aver rispetto per;

out of respect for → per rispetto or riguardo a;

with respect to → rispetto a, riguardo a;

in respect of → quanto a;

in this respect → per questo riguardo;

with (all) due respect I ... → con rispetto parlando, io ...

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respect

n respect [rəˈspekt]

1 admiration; good opinion He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians. eerbied إحْتِرام почит obdiv, respekt agtelse; respekt die Achtung σεβασμός, εκτίμηση, θαυμασμός respeto lugupidamine احترام kunnioitus respect הַעֲרָכָה सम्मान poštovanje, divljenje tisztelet rasa hormat virðing rispetto 尊敬 존경, 경의 pagarba respekts; cieņa rasa hormat respect respekt, tillit poważanie respeito respect, stimă уважение obdiv, rešpekt spoštovanje poštovanje respekt ความนับถือ saygı, hürmet 尊敬，尊重 пошана, повага احترام sự kính trọng 尊敬，尊重

2 consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc He shows no respect for his parents. bedagsaamheid إعْتِبار، إهْتِمام، مُراعاه، طاعَه، إحْتِرام зачитане úcta respekt der Respekt σεβασμός respeto lugupidamine احترام kunnioitus respect כָּבוֹד ख्याल poštovanje tekintet(bevétel) rasa hormat tillitssemi rispetto 尊重 배려, 존중 pagarba, pagarbumas cieņa hormat eerbied respekt, hensyn, aktelse poszanowanie, szacunek respeito respect, consideraţie внимание; почтение úcta spoštovanje poštovanje respekt ความเคารพ saygı, hürmet 關心，考慮 повага تعظیم و تکریم sự lưu tâm 关心，考虑

3 a particular detail, feature etc These two poems are similar in some respects. opsigte ناحِيَه، وَجْه، صِفَه отношение zřetel, stránka henseende die Hinsicht άποψη aspecto iseloomulik detail جنبه suhde égard הֵיבֶּט संबंध या संदर्भ, कुछ अंश तक značajka szempont segi tillit, leyti aspetto 点 점, 사항 atžvilgis aspekts; detaļa; sīkums sifat opzicht henseende, måte wzgląd respeito privinţă отношение stránka ozir pogled avseende ประเด็น bakım, husus 方面 відношення تفصیل khía cạnh 方面

v

1 to show or feel admiration for I respect you for what you did. respekteer يَحْتَرِم уважавам vážit si respektere achten σέβομαι, θαυμάζω respetar hindama, austama احترام گذاشتن؛ ارج نهادن arvostaa respecter לְהַעֲרִיך सम्मान करना, आत्मसम्मान रखना poštivati, cijeniti tisztel(etben tart) mengagumi virða rispettare 尊敬する 존경하다 gerbti, vertinti respektēt; apbrīnot mengagumi respecteren respektere, akte poważać respeitar a respecta уважать vážiť si spoštovati poštovati respektera นับถือ saygı duymak 尊重，重視 поважати, шанувати عزت کرنا kính trọng 尊重，重视

2 to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc One should respect other people's feelings/property. respekteer يُراعي، يَحْتَرِم، يُظْهِر الإعْتِبار отнасям се с внимание към respektovat respektere respektieren σέβομαι, υπολογίζω respetar lugu pidama محترم شمردن kunnioittaa respecter לְכַבֵּד प्रशंसा करना poštivati tekintetbe vesz menghormati taka tillit til rispettare 大切にする 배려하다, 존중하다 gerbti, skaitytis cienīt menghormati respecteren ta hensyn til, vise respekt for szanować respeitar a respecta считаться; уважать rešpektovať spoštovati, upoštevati poštovati respektera เคารพ saygı göstermek 尊重 берегти تعظیم و تکریم کرنا tôn trọng 尊重

adj reˈspectable

1 having a good reputation or character a respectable family. respektabel جَدير بالإحْتِرام почтен vážený respektabel angesehen ευυπόληπτος, αξιοσέβαστος respetable lugupeetud محترم arvossa pidetty respectable הָגוּן मान्य, सम्मानित ugledan, čestit jó hírű terhormat virðulegur, heiðvirður rispettabile 立派な 존경할 만한, 덕망 있는 garbingas, vertas pagarbos, respektabilus respektabls; cienījams dihormati achtenswaardig respektabel szacowny, przyzwoity respeitável res­pec­tabil почтенный vážený ugleden ugledan respektabel น่านับถือ saygın 可敬的 шановний; респектабельний قابل احترام đáng kính 可敬的

2 correct; acceptable respectable behaviour. aanvaarbaar, korrek مُحْتَرَم، مُهَذَّب правилен slušný ordentlig anständig ευπρεπής correcto, respetable, decente korralik با ادبانه säädyllinen convenable מְכוּבָּד (व्यवहार में) ईमानदार और नेक, चरित्रवान prihvatljiv, doličan tisztességes bisa diterima tilhlÿðilegur, viðeigandi decoroso きちんとした 예의바른 padorus pieņemams; piedienīgs benar correct anstendig, respektabel poprawny digno cuviincios приемлемый; сносный slušný dostojen ugledan respektabel, anständig ถูกต้องสมควร doğru 高尚的 порядний, пристойний معتبر đúng đắn 高尚的

3 (of clothes) good enough or suitable to wear You can't go out in those torn trousers – they're not respectable. geskik لائِق، مُحْتَرَم приличен únosný, přijatelný ordentlig anständig ευπαρουσίαστος adecuado; decente viisakas, puhas آبرومندانه siivo convenable רָאוּי उचित pristojan elfogadható pantas sómasamlegur decoroso, (presentabile) まともな 남부끄럽지 않은, 적절한 padorus, tinkamas pienācīgs; pieklājīgs (apģērbs) sesuai netjes pen, ordentlig porządny conveniente decent приличный slušný spodoben ugledan anständig, proper, prydlig สมควร uygun, saygın 體面的 прийнятний, стерпний قابل توقیر thích hợp 体面的

4 large, good etc enough; fairly large, good etc Four goals is a respectable score. goeie لا يُسْتَهانُ به، كبير значителен úctyhodný rimelig; hæderlig ansehnlich ικανοποιητικός, αξιοσέβαστος decente; importante, considerable auväärne نسبتا خوب kunnioitettava respectable מְכוּבָּד काफ़ी, पर्याप्त solidan, prilično velik (važan) meglehetősen nagy, jó stb. cukup banyak sæmilegur, þokkalegur rispettabile, onorevole かなりの 상당한 gana geras, padorus visai liels; ievērojams besar respectabel pen, respektabel, ganske bra nie najgorszy razoável (destul de) mare изрядный, порядочный úctyhodný znaten, omembe vreden značajan hygglig มากมาย oldukça iyi 可觀的 чималий, значний بہت اچھا đáng kể 可观的

adv reˈspectably

respektabel بصورةٍ لا يُسْتَهانُ بها، بصورةٍ جَديرة بالإحْتِرام почтено slušně ordentligt; rimeligt; hæderligt beachtlich αξιοσέβαστα respetablemente; decentemente; considerablemente auväärselt آبرومندانه kunnioitettavan convenablement בְּצוּרָה מְכוּבֶּדֶת आदर से čestito, pristojno tiszteletre méltóan terhormat sæmilega in maniera rispettabile かなり 존경스럽게, 그럭저럭, 훌륭하게 gana gerai, padoriai ievērojami secara dihormati respectabel respektabelt, ordentlig, pent godnie, porządnie respeitavelmente (în mod) onorabil респектабельно slušne dostojno ugledno respektabelt ที่น่านับถือ saygıya değer şekilde 可敬地 пристойно; прийнятно عزت و احترام سے đàng hoàng, đứng đắn 可敬地

n reˌspectaˈbility

respektabelheid جَدارَةٌ بالإحْتِرام почтеност váženost anseelse; renommé das Ansehen ευπρέπεια respetabilidad auväärsus حیثیت؛ آبرو kunnioitettavuus respectabilité מְכוּבָּדוּת माननीयता ugled, pristojnost tiszteletreméltóság kehormatan virðuleiki rispettabilità 尊敬に価すること 인격적 고결함, 고상함, 존경받을 만한 점 padorumas, respektabilumas respektablums; cienīgums dihormati fatsoenlijkheid anstendighet, respektabilitet powszechne poważanie respeitabilidade caracter respectabil; onorabilitate респектабельность slušnosť, váženosť dostojnost uglednost anständighet, respektabilitet ความน่านับถือ saygınlık 可敬，體面，高尚 пристойність عزت sự đáng tôn trọng 可敬，体面，高尚

adj reˈspectful

having or showing respect. respekvol يَنِمُّ عن الإحْتِرام почтителен zdvořilý respektfuld respektvoll γεμάτος σεβασμό respetuoso lugupidav, austav مودب؛ متئاضع kunnioittava respectueux (envers/à l'egard de) רוֹחֵש כָּבוֹד आदरकारी, आदरपूर्ण uljudan, pun poštovanja tisztelettudó, tiszteletteljes penuh hormat sem sÿnir tilhlÿðilega virðingu rispettoso うやうやしい 공손한, 정중한 pagarbus godbijīgs dengan hormat eerbiedig ærbødig, som viser respekt pełen szacunku respeitoso respectuos (cu/faţă de) почтительный zdvorilý, úctivý spoštljiv pun poštovanja respektfull น่าเคารพ saygılı 尊敬的 шанобливий; ввічливий بااخلاق lễ phép 尊敬的

adv reˈspectfully

respekvol باحْتِرام почтително uctivě respektfuldt respektvoll με σεβασμό respetuosamente lugupidavalt با ادب؛ مودبانه kunnioittaen respectueusement בְּכָבוֹד सादर s poštovanjem tisztelettudóan dengan hormat kurteisislega rispettosamente うやうやしく 공손하게 pagarbiai godbijīgi; ar cieņu secara hormat eerbiedig ærbødig, med respekt z szacunkiem respeitosamente cu respect; (în mod) respectuos почтительно zdvorilo, úctivo spoštljivo s puno poštovanja respektfullt ที่น่าเคารพ saygılı bir şekilde 尊敬地 ввічливо مودبانہ طور پر một cách lễ phép 尊敬地

n reˈspectfulness

respekvolheid إظْهار شُعور الإحْتِرام почтителност uctivost respektfuldhed die Ehrerbietung σεβασμός respeto lugupidamine تواضع؛ احترام گذاری kunnioitus respect אָדִיבוּת श्रद्धालुता, आदरपूर्णता uljudnost, poštovanje tisztelettudás, tiszteletadás sikap penuh hormat kurteisi, tilhlÿðileg virðing rispetto 敬意 공손함 pagarbumas godbijība; cieņa kehormatan eerbied ærbødighet, anstendighet szacunek respeito respect почтительность zdvorilosť, úctivosť spoštljivost učtivost respekt ความน่านับถือ saygılı olma, saygı 尊重 ввічливість ادب sự lễ phép 尊重

prep reˈspecting

about; concerning Respecting your salary, we shall come to a decision later. betreffende بِخُصوص، بِشأن، فيما يَتَعَلَّق بِ относно pokud jde vedrørende; med hensyn til hinsichtlich όσον αφορά en cuanto a, con relación a suhtes, mis puutub درباره؛ درم مورد koskien jotakin en ce qui concerne בְּנוֹגֵע ל- के बारे में u vezi sa, što se tiče vmit tekintve mengenai varðandi riguardo a, circa ～について ...에 관하여 dėl attiecībā uz berkenaan betreffende vedrørende, når det gjelder odnośnie no que diz respeito a în ceea ce priveşte относительно pokiaľ ide (o) glede što se tiče beträffande เกี่ยวข้องกับ hakkında, ... ile ilgili 關於 стосовно, щодо بحوالہ về; có liên quan đến 关于

adj reˈspective [-tiv]

belonging to etc each person or thing mentioned Peter and George went to their respective homes. onderskeie كلٌّ لِمكانِه الخاص съответен příslušný, vlastní respektiv jeweilig αντίστοιχος respectivo vastav مخصوص خود kunkin oma respectif שֶׁלָהֵם विशेष odnosni, (svaki) pojedini saját masing-masing sem lÿtur að hverjum og einum rispettivo おのおのの 각자의, 각각의 atitinkamas, kiekvienas savo attiecīgs; katram savs masing-masing respectief respektiv, hver sin poszczególny, odpowiedni respectivo cores­pun­zător соответственный príslušný, vlastný vsak na svoj (dom) pojedinačan respektive เกี่ยวกับแต่ละสิ่งหรือบุคคล kendi, herkes kendi 各自的 відповідний انفرادی tương ứng 各自的

adv reˈspectively [-tiv-]

referring to each person or thing mentioned, in the order in which they are mentioned Peter, James and John were first, second and third, respectively. onderskeidelik على التَّرْتيب، حَسَب التَّعاقُب съответно podle pořadí henholdsvis in dieser Reihenfolge αντίστοιχα respectivamente vastavalt به ترتیب tässä järjestyksessä respectivement בְּאוֹתוֹ סֶדֶר क्रमश:, क्रमानुसार odnosno illetőleg secara berurutan hver um sig í áðurnefndri röð rispettivamente おのおの 각각, 각기 atitinkamai attiecīgi masing-masing respectievelijk henholdsvis w powyższej kolejności respectivamente respectiv соответственно podľa poradia, jednotlivo oziroma odnosno respektive ตามลำดับ söz edildikleri sırayla, her biri ayrı ayrı olarak 分別地 відповідно انفرادی طور پر tương ứng 分别地

n pl reˈspects

greetings He sends his respects to you. groete إحْتِرامات، تَحِيّات поздрави uctivé pozdravy hilsen die Grüße χαιρετισμοί saludos, recuerdos tervitus مراتب احترام؛ سلام رسانی tervehdys respects, hommages בְּרָכוֹת अदब, सम्मान pozdrav (po trećoj osobi) üdvözlet salam kveðja omaggi あいさつ (정중한) 문안 linkėjimai, sveikinimai sveicieni ucapan groeten hilsen pozdrowienia respeitos omagii, complimente привет úctivé pozdravy pozdravi pozdrav vördnadsfulla hälsningar ความเคารพ saygılar, hürmetler 致敬，敬意 привіт نیک خواہشات lời chào 致敬，敬意

pay one's respects (to someone)

to visit (a person) as a sign of respect to him. laaste groete gee يُقَدِّم إحْتِراماته почитам složit poklonu aflægge en høflighedsvisit (jemandem)seine Aufwartung machen υποβάλλω τα σέβη μου presentar sus respetos a külaskäiguga austama ادای احترام käydä tervehtimässä présenter ses respects à לְכָבֵּד सद्भावनापूर्वक मिलने आना lijepo pozdraviti, iskazati poštovanje tiszteletét teszi vkinél bersilaturahmi votta (e-m) virðingu með heimsókn progere i propri omaggi ～へあいさつに行く 문안드리다, 인사드리러 가다 apsilankant parodyti pagarbą apliecināt savu cieņu lawatan hormat zijn opwachting maken gjøre ære på (med et besøk) złożyć uszanowanie cumprimentar a-şi pre­zenta omagiile нанести (кому-л.) визит вежливости zložiť poklonu izkazati spoštovanje odati poštu betyga ngn sin aktning, uppvakta ngn แสดงความเคารพ ziyaret edip saygılarını sunmak 向...致敬 засвідчити свою повагу کسی کی تعظیم و تکریم کرنا đến chào ai 向...致敬

with respect to

about; concerning With respect to your request, we regret that we are unable to assist you in this matter. met betrekking tot بِخُصوص، بِشَأْن относно pokud jde med hensyn til bezüglich όσον αφορά con respecto a, en cuanto a vastavalt, suhtes درباره؛ درمورد mitä tulee johonkin concernant בְּנוֹגֵע ל- के संदर्भ में s obzirom na vmit illetően mengenai varðandi riguardo a ～について ...에 대해서[] dėl kas attiecas uz berkenaan met betrekking tot med hensyn til, når det gjelder co się tyczy no que diz respeito a în privinţa что касается pokiať ide (o) glede, v zvezi z što se tiče beträffande ในเรื่องของ ... ile ilgili olarak 關於... щодо کے بارے میں về 关于...