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esteem

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es·teem  (-stm)
tr.v. es·teemed, es·teem·ing, es·teems
1. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate.
2. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them.
n.
1. Favorable regard. See Synonyms at regard.
2. Archaic Judgment; opinion.

[Middle English estemen, to appraise, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimre.]

esteem [ɪˈstiːm]
vb (tr)
1. to have great respect or high regard for to esteem a colleague
2. Formal to judge or consider; deem to esteem an idea improper
n
1. high regard or respect; good opinion
2. Archaic judgment; opinion
[from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimāre estimate]
esteemed  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.esteemesteem - the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high 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"
disesteem - the state in which esteem has been lost
2.esteemesteem - a feeling of delighted approval and liking
liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
Anglophilia - admiration for Britain and British customs
hero worship - admiration for great men (or their memory)
philhellenism - admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs
philogyny - admiration for women
3.esteem - an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"
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"
Verb1.esteem - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
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.esteem - look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"
think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

esteem
noun
respect, regard, honour, consideration, admiration, reverence, estimation, veneration He is held in high esteem by his colleagues.
verb
1. respect, admire, think highly of, like, love, value, prize, honour, treasure, cherish, revere, reverence, be fond of, venerate, regard highly, take off your hat to a scholar whom he highly esteemed
2. (Formal) consider, think of, hold, believe in, rate, view, judge, regard, estimate, reckon, calculate, deem Nowadays we esteem these paintings as works of art.
Translations
esteem [ɪsˈtiːm]
A. VT (frm)
1. [+ person] → estimar, apreciar
my esteemed colleaguemi estimado colega
2. (= consider) → considerar, estimar
I would esteem it an honourlo consideraría un honor
B. Nestima f, aprecio m
to hold sb in high esteemtener a algn en gran estima
he lowered himself in my esteembajó en mi estima
he went up in my esteemganó valor a mis ojos

esteem [ɪˈstiːm]
nestime f
to hold sb in high esteem → tenir qn en haute estime
to be held in high esteem → être tenu(e) en haute estime
vt (= admire) [+ person] → estimer
[+ thing] → apprécier

esteem
vt
(= consider)ansehen, betrachten
(= think highly of) personhoch schätzen; qualitiesschätzen; my esteemed colleague (form)mein verehrter Herr Kollege (form), → meine verehrte Frau Kollegin (form)
nWertschätzung f; to hold somebody/something in (high) esteemjdn/etw (hoch) schätzen, von jdm/etw eine hohe Meinung haben; to be held in low/great esteemwenig/sehr geschätzt werden; he went down in my esteemer ist in meiner Achtung gesunken

esteem [ɪsˈtiːm] (frm)
1. nstima
I hold him in high esteem → gode della mia più alta stima
2. vt (think highly of) → stimare; (consider) → considerare
I would esteem it an honour → sarebbe un onore per me

esteem [ɪsˈtiːm] (frm)
1. nstima
I hold him in high esteem → gode della mia più alta stima
2. vt (think highly of) → stimare; (consider) → considerare
I would esteem it an honour → sarebbe un onore per me

esteem
v esteem [iˈstiːm]
to value or respect. hoogag يَحْتَرِم، يُقَدِّر уважавам vážit si værdsætte; respektere; estimere achten εκτιμώ apreciar, estimar lugu pidama احترام گذاشتن؛ ارزشمند دانستن arvostaa estimer לְהַעֲרִיך सम्मान करना cijeniti, štovati tisztel menghargai virða stimare 尊重する 평가(존중)하다 gerbti cienīt rasa hormat hoogachten verdsette, ha stor respekt/aktelse for cenić, szanować a stima ценить; уважать vážiť si spoštovati poštovati uppskatta, värdera, []akta เคารพ saymak, hürmet etmek 尊重 поважати, шанувати کسی کا احترام یا قدر کرنا quý trọng
n
favourable opinion; respect His foolish behaviour lowered him in my esteem; He was held in great esteem by his colleagues. agting, respek إحْتِرام، تَقْدير уважение vážnost, úcta agtelse; respekt die Achtung εκτίμηση, σεβασμός aprecio, estima lugupidamine احترام؛ اعتبار kunnioitus estime הַעֲרָכָה आदर, सम्मान ugled, štovanje tisztelet penghargaan virðing stima 尊敬 존중, 평판 pagarba cieņa hormat achting aktelse, respekt szacunek afecto/admiração, apreço stimă уважение vážnosť ugled poštovanje []aktning ความเคารพ saygınlık, itibar 尊敬 повага, шанування عزت و تکریم sự quý trọng


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MERCURY ONCE DETERMINED to learn in what esteem he was held among mortals.
Much might be ruminated here, concerning the essential dignity of this regal process, because in common life we esteem but meanly and contemptibly a fellow who anoints his hair, and palpably smells of that anointing.
The book treats of the weakness of human kind, and is in little esteem, except among the women and the vulgar.
 
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