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English noun: esteem | |||
| 1. | esteem (state) the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded) | ||
| Samples | It is held in esteem. A man who has earned high regard. | ||
| Synonyms | regard, respect | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | honor, honour, laurels | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | stature | ||
| Antonyms | disesteem | ||
| 2. | esteem (feeling) a feeling of delighted approval and liking | ||
| Synonyms | admiration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | liking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Anglophilia, hero worship, philhellenism, philogyny | ||
| 3. | esteem (cognition) an attitude of admiration or esteem | ||
| Samples | She lost all respect for him. | ||
| Synonyms | regard, respect | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attitude, mental attitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | estimate, estimation | ||
| Antonyms | disrespect | ||
English verb: esteem | |||
| 1. | esteem (cognition) regard highly; think much of | ||
| Samples | I respect his judgement. We prize his creativity. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot esteem Sue | ||
| Synonyms | prise, prize, respect, value | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consider, reckon, regard, see, view | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admire, fear, look up to, revere, reverence, think the world of, venerate | ||
| Antonyms | disesteem, disrespect | ||
| 2. | esteem (cognition) look on as or consider | ||
| Samples | She looked on this affair as a joke. He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician. He is reputed to be intelligent. | ||
| Synonyms | look on, look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, think of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | believe, conceive, consider, think | ||
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