respect
[ ri-spekt ]
/ rɪˈspɛkt /
noun
verb (used with object)
Idioms for respect
Origin of respect
1300–50; (noun) Middle English (< Old French) < Latin
respectus action of looking back, consideration, regard, equivalent to
respec-, variant stem of
respicere to look back (
re-
re- +
specere to look) +
-tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < Latin
respectus past participle of
respicere
SYNONYMS FOR respect
10
heed.
synonym study for respect
3.
Respect,
esteem,
veneration imply recognition of personal qualities by approbation, deference, and more or less affection.
Respect is commonly the result of admiration and approbation, together with deference:
to feel respect for a great scholar.
Esteem is deference combined with admiration and often with affection:
to hold a friend in great esteem.
Veneration is an almost religious attitude of deep respect, reverence, and love, such as we feel for persons or things of outstanding superiority, endeared by long association:
veneration for one's grandparents, for noble traditions.
OTHER WORDS FROM respect
qua·si-re·spect·ed, adjective un·der·re·spect·ed, adjective un·re·spect·ed, adjective well-re·spect·ed, adjectiveWords nearby respect
resource,
resourceful,
resources,
resp.,
respawn,
respect,
respectability,
respectability politics,
respectable,
respectant,
respecter
Example sentences from the Web for respected
British Dictionary definitions for respected
respect
/ (rɪˈspɛkt) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for respect
C14: from Latin
rēspicere to look back, pay attention to, from
re- +
specere to look
Idioms and Phrases with respected
respect
see in regard (respect) to; pay a call (one's respects); with all due respect.