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Dictionary: re·spect   (rĭ-spĕkt') pronunciation
tr.v., -spect·ed, -spect·ing, -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.

[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.]

respecter re·spect'er n.

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verb

  1. To have a high opinion of: admire, consider, esteem, honor, regard, value. Idioms: look up to, thinkhighlymuchwellof. See praise/blame.
  2. To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of: appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize1, treasure, value. Idioms: set store by. See praise/blame.

noun

  1. A feeling of deference, approval, and liking: account, admiration, appreciation, consideration, esteem, estimation, favor, honor, regard. See respect/contempt/standing.
  2. A person's high standing among others: dignity, good name, good report, honor, prestige, reputation, repute, status. See respect/contempt/standing.
  3. Friendly greetings. best, regard (used in plural). See greeting.
  4. The particular angle from which something is considered: angle2, aspect, facet, frame of reference, hand, light1, phase, regard, side. See perspective.

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n

Definition: admiration given by others
Antonyms: disdain, dishonor, disrespect

v

Definition: admire; obey
Antonyms: condemn, despise, disobey, disrespect, scorn


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n/v

To hold in high regard; to show consideration for another. Mutual respect is the basis for a good doctor-patient relationship.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: An attitude of admiration or esteem.

pronunciation The respect of those you respect is worth more than the applause of the multitude. — Arnold H. Glasow

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Ronald and Nancy Reagan salute the American flag aboard the battleship USS Iowa, in order to demonstrate respect for the flag and the nation.
Muslim practitioners performing Sajdah or Sujud, in order to demonstrate respect for God.

Respect denotes both a positive feeling of esteem for a person or other entity (such as a nation or a religion), and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem. Respect can be a specific feeling of regard for the actual qualities of the one respected (e.g., "I have great respect for her judgment"). It can also be conduct in accord with a specific ethic of respect. Rude conduct is usually considered to indicate a lack of respect, whereas actions that honour somebody or something indicate respect.

Specific ethics of respect are of fundamental importance to various cultures. Respect for tradition and legitimate authority is identified by Jonathan Haidt as one of five fundamental moral values shared to a greater or lesser degree by different societies and individuals.[1]

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Kinds of Respect

Some societies expect certain kinds of respect for everyone, such as an ethic of reciprocity, or respect for the legal rights of citizens.

Respect for Superiors

Respect, and outward signs of respect, are used in hierarchical organizations to reinforce values of obedience and submission.

Military organizations maintain discipline by requiring respect from members. For example, in the United States armed forces, conspicuous contempt toward officials is a punishable offense. The system of military rank relies on subordinates respecting their superiors.

Respect for and loyalty to one's lord is an important part of the ethics of Chivalry and Bushido.

Organized crime syndicates such as the Mafia and the Yakuza also rely on an ethic of respect for superiors.

Respect for Parents and the Elderly

In many societies, people are expected to be respectful of their parents and other elders. In Confucianism, filial piety is the virtue of showing respect to ones parents. Japan has the holiday Respect for the Aged Day.

Respect for Nations

Most societies expect members to be patriotic, showing respect to the nation as a whole.

This respect is sometimes extended to concrete symbols of the nation, such as flags. Respect for the American flag is shown by adhering to a list of rules as to its display: it must not be flown at night, it must not be allowed to become ragged, and so on.

Respect in Religion

Many religions require specific gestures of respect towards religious figures and religious artifacts. Examples include genuflection towards bishops or consecrated hosts in the Catholic church, and zemnoy poklon in the Eastern Orthodox church.

Respect for Other Cultures

Intercultural competence is an ethic of respecting many different cultures, usually in accordance with each culture's specific notions of respect.

Signs of Respect and Disrespect

Language

Respect is shown in many languages by following specific grammatical conventions, especially in referring to individuals.

An honorific is a word or expression (often a pronoun) that conveys respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Typically honorifics are used for second and third persons; use for first person is less common. Some languages have anti-honorific or despective first person forms (meaning something like "your most humble servant" or "this unworthy person") whose effect is to enhance the relative honor accorded a second or third person.

A Style (manner of address) is a legal, official, or recognized title which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post, or which is used to refer to the political office itself. Styles are particularly associated with monarchies, where they may be used by a wife of an office holder or of a prince of the blood, for the duration of their marriage. They are also almost universally used for presidents in republics and in many countries for members of legislative bodies, higher-ranking judges and senior constitutional office holders. Leading religious figures also have styles.

Honorific speech is a more general term encompassing any special grammatical rules that indicate more respect on the part of the speaker. For example, in Japanese, all verbs are conjugated differently in the honorific mode, even when they are not directly related to figure of respect.

Gestures and Actions

There are many gestures whose main purpose is to indicate respect, such as:

Disrespect is also shown through traditional symbolism, such as shoe throwing in Arab cultures.

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Translations: Respect
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - respekt, agtelse
v. tr. - respektere, agte

idioms:

  • in all respects    på alle punkter
  • in respect of    med hensyn til
  • in this respect    i denne sammenhæng
  • many respects    i mange sammenhænge, i mange henseender
  • pay one's respects    besøge, aflægge visit hos
  • show respect for    respektere
  • with all due respect    med al respekt, undskyld, men ...
  • with respect    med respekt
  • with respect to    med hensyn til

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerbiedigen, achten, betrekking hebben op, rekening houden met, eerbied, opzicht, betrekking (op)

Français (French)
n. - respect, estime, égard, respects (npl), hommages (npl)
v. tr. - respecter

idioms:

  • in all respects    à tous les égards
  • in respect of    en ce qui concerne, pour ce qui est de
  • in respect that    à cause de, dans la mesure où (arch)
  • in this respect    à cet égard
  • many respects    nombreux égards
  • pay one's respects    présenter ses respects (à qn)
  • show respect for    estimer, montrer du respect pour, respecter
  • with respect    sauf votre respect, sauf le respect que je vous dois, avec prudence
  • with respect to    à propos de, au sujet de, en ce qui concerne

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hinsicht, Beziehung, Achtung, Rücksicht, Respekt
v. - achten, respektieren

idioms:

  • in all respects    in jeder Hinsicht
  • in respect of    hinsichtlich
  • in respect that    weil
  • in this respect    in dieser Hinsicht
  • many respects    in vieler Hinsicht
  • pay one's respects    jmdm. seine Aufwartung machen
  • show respect for    hochschätzen
  • with respect    mit Respekt, bei allem Respekt
  • with respect to    bezüglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σεβασμός, υπόληψη, εκτίμηση, άποψη, σχέση, αναφορά, (πληθ.) σέβη, χαιρετίσματα
v. - σέβομαι, τιμώ, υπολήπτομαι, προσέχω

idioms:

  • in all respects    από κάθε άποψη, απ' όλες τις απόψεις
  • in respect of    όσον αφορά, σχετικά με
  • in this respect    ως προς αυτό το σημείο
  • many respects    πολλές απόψεις
  • pay one's respects    υποβάλλω τα σέβη μου σε
  • show respect for    δείχνω σεβασμό για
  • with all due respect    με όλο τον απαιτούμενο σεβασμό
  • with respect    με όλον το σεβασμό
  • with respect to    όσον αφορά, σε σχέση με

Italiano (Italian)
rispetto, rispettare, riguardo

idioms:

  • in all respects    da ogni punto di vista
  • in respect of    per quanto riguarda
  • in this respect    sotto questo aspetto, da questo punto di vista
  • many respects    molti aspetti
  • pay one's respects    presentare i propri omaggi
  • show respect for    mostrare rispetto per
  • with all due respect    con tutto il dovuto rispetto
  • with respect    riguardo
  • with respect to    circa, a proposito di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - respeito (m), atenção (f), relação (f)
v. - respeitar, acatar

idioms:

  • in all respects    em todos os aspectos
  • in respect of    com referência a, quanto a
  • in this respect    neste aspecto
  • many respects    muitos aspectos
  • pay one's respects    fazer visita de cortesia
  • show respect for    respeitar
  • with all due respect    com todo o respeito
  • with respect    com relação a
  • with respect to    sem levar em conta

Русский (Russian)
уважать, уважение, мнение

idioms:

  • in all respects    во всех отношениях
  • in respect of    что касается
  • in this respect    в этом отношении
  • many respects    многие аспекты, (во) многих отношениях
  • pay one's respects    отдать должное
  • show respect for    оказывать уважение
  • with all due respect    при всем уважении, Вы неправы!
  • with respect    при всем уважении, Вы неправы!
  • with respect to    что касается

Español (Spanish)
n. - respetos, recuerdos, respeto, consideración, aspecto, respecto, estima
v. tr. - respetar, estimar

idioms:

  • in all respects    desde todo punto de vista
  • in respect of    respecto a o de
  • in respect that    puesto que, ya que
  • in this respect    a este respecto
  • many respects    presentar sus respetos
  • pay one's respects    presentar sus respetos a
  • show respect for    mostrar respeto a
  • with respect    con respecto a
  • with respect to    con respecto a, en cuanto a, en lo que concierne a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - respekt, hänsyn, avseende
v. - respektera, avse, ta hänsyn till

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
敬重, 尊敬, 尊重, 重视, 注重, 敬意, 问候, 关系, 遵守, 顾及

idioms:

  • in all respects    无论从哪一方面, 在各方面
  • in respect of    关于
  • in this respect    在这方面, 就这点来说
  • many respects    在许多方面
  • pay one's respects    表示敬意
  • show respect for    对...表现出尊敬
  • with all due respect    尽管对阁下尊敬之至
  • with respect    怀着敬意, 以慎重态度
  • with respect to    关于, 至于

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 敬重, 尊敬, 尊重, 重視, 注重, 敬意, 問候, 關係
v. tr. - 尊敬, 敬重, 遵守, 尊重, 重視, 顧及

idioms:

  • in all respects    無論從哪一方面, 在各方面
  • in respect of    關於
  • in this respect    在這方面, 就這點來說
  • many respects    在許多方面
  • pay one's respects    表示敬意
  • show respect for    對...表現出尊敬
  • with all due respect    儘管對閣下尊敬之至
  • with respect    懷著敬意, 以慎重態度
  • with respect to    關於, 至於

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 존경, 안부, 존중
v. tr. - 존중하다, 존경하다

idioms:

  • in all respects    모든 점에서
  • in respect of    ~에 관해서는, ~의 대가로서
  • in this respect    이 점에서
  • show respect for    ~을 존경하다
  • with all due respect    송구하지만
  • with respect    ~에 대하여는
  • with respect to    ~에 관하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 尊敬, 敬意, 大切にすること, 注意, あいさつ, 点, 関連
v. - 尊敬する, 大切にする, 考慮する

idioms:

  • in all respects    あらゆる点で
  • in respect of    …に関して, 代価として, 関して
  • in this respect    この点で
  • with respect    ということを考えると
  • with respect to    …に関して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) احترام, علاقه (فعل) يحترم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כבוד, הוקרה, יחס, נקודה, התחשבות, תשומת-לב, דרישת שלום (ברבים)‬
v. tr. - ‮פרט, כיבד, חלק כבוד‬


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