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re·spect (ri spekt′)

transitive verb

    1. to feel or show honor or esteem for; hold in high regard
    2. to consider or treat with deference or dutiful regard
  2. to show consideration for; avoid intruding upon or interfering with to respect others' privacy
  3. to concern; relate to

Etymology: < L respectus, pp. of respicere, to look at, look back on, respect < re-, back + specere, to look at: see spy

noun

  1. a feeling of high regard, honor, or esteem to have respect for a great artist
  2. a state of being held in honor or esteem to have the respect of one's sons
  3. deference or dutiful regard respect for the law
  4. consideration; courteous regard to have respect for the feelings of others
  5. courteous expressions of regard: now chiefly in pay one's respects, to show polite regard by visiting or presenting oneself
  6. a particular point or detail right in every respect
  7. reference; relation with respect to the problem

Etymology: ME respecte < L respectus, a looking at, respect, regard: pp. used as n.

respect Idioms

in respect of

with reference to; as regards

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respect Synonyms

respect

n.

esteem, honor, regard, deference; see admiration, honor 1, reverence 1.

in all respects

entirely, outright, wholly, thoroughly, altogether, totally, utterly, at all points, in every respect, on all counts, quite, throughout; see also completely.

pay one's respects

wait upon, show regard, be polite; see visit 4.

with respect to

concerning, in reference to, in regard to, in respect of; see about 2, regarding, respecting.


respect

v.

  1. To esteem

    regard, value, look up to; see admire 1.

  2. To treat with consideration

    heed, appreciate, consider, note, recognize, defer to, show consideration for, show regard for, do honor to, be kind to, show courtesy to, spare, take into account, attend, uphold, refrain from intruding upon; see also regard 1.

    Antonyms ridicule*, mock*, scorn. See syn. study at regard.regard.


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respect Usage Examples

Object

  • confidentiality: A: Research instruments must respect the confidentiality of all parties in all mediation cases.

Converse of object

  • deserve: The investigative journalism presented within this report is exquisite and deserves respect from all aspiring journalists and general public alike.

Adjective modifier

  • mutual: New ideas are tested in practice in an atmosphere of mutual respect.

Modifies a noun

  • agenda: If this really is the ' Respect Agenda ' then what it is, is a GNVQ is community work.

Noun used with modifier

  • self: This song is an elegaic piece for everything I lost in those years: much self respect and the optimism of youth.

Preposition: of

  • breach: The Defenders counterclaimed in respect of an alleged breach of one of the contracts.

Preposition: for

  • dignity: Respect for the inextinguishable dignity of each and every human being must be paramount.
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respect quotes

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.

-Angelou, Maya originally MayaJohnson

   For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again: neither doth God respect any person.

-Bible (Old Testament)

That long frontier fromthe Atlantic tothe Pacificoceans, guarded only by neighbourly respect and honourable obligations, is an exampleto everycountryand a pattern for the future of the world.

-Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer

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