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Dictionary: es·teem   (ĭ-stēm') pronunciation
tr.v., -teemed, -teem·ing, -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 aestimāre.]


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verb

  1. To have a high opinion of: admire, consider, honor, regard, respect, value. Idioms: look up to, thinkhighlymuchwellof. See praise/blame.
  2. To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of: appreciate, cherish, prize1, respect, treasure, value. Idioms: set store by. See praise/blame.
  3. To look upon in a particular way: account, consider, deem, reckon, regard, see, view. See perspective.

noun

    A feeling of deference, approval, and liking: account, admiration, appreciation, consideration, estimation, favor, honor, regard, respect. See respect/contempt/standing.

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v

Definition: consider, believe
Antonyms: deride, disbelieve, disregard, disrespect

v

Definition: think highly of
Antonyms: abuse, dislike, disregard, disrespect, hate, insult, mock, ridicule


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To have a good opinion of or regard as valuable.

pronunciation That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. — Unknown.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - agtelse
v. tr. - have agtelse for, ære, værdsætte, betragte som

Nederlands (Dutch)
achten, waarderen, achting, hoogachting

Français (French)
n. - estime, considération
v. tr. - estimer, avoir de l'estime pour, apprécier, considérer

Deutsch (German)
v. - schätzen, ansehen als
n. - Wertschätzung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτιμώ, υπολήπτομαι, θεωρώ ως
n. - εκτίμηση, υπόληψη

Italiano (Italian)
stimare, stima

Português (Portuguese)
v. - estimar, avaliar, respeitar
n. - estima (f), avaliação (f), respeito (m)

Русский (Russian)
уважать, уважение, почтение

Español (Spanish)
n. - estima, respeto
v. tr. - estimar, respetar, apreciar a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skatta, uppskatta
n. - högaktning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
尊敬, 尊重, 认为

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尊敬, 尊重
v. tr. - 尊敬, 認為, 尊重

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 존경
v. tr. - 존경하다, 여기다, 평가하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 尊ぶ, 尊重する, 考える, 尊敬する, 重んじる, 思う
n. - 尊重, 尊敬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحترم, يثمن, يقدر (الاسم) إحترام, تقدير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הערכה, כבוד‬
v. tr. - ‮כיבד, העריך, חשב‬


 
 
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