ESTEEM | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of esteem in English esteemnoun [ U ]   formal uk /ɪˈstiːm/ us /ɪˈstiːm/ Add to word list Add to word list respect for or a good opinion of someone: esteem for There has been a drop in public esteem for teachers.be held in esteem Because of their achievements they were held in (= given) esteem.hold sb in high esteem Be assured that I hold you in high esteem. See also self-esteem to admire someone or something
  • admireI've always admired her for her generous spirit.
  • respectI respect her for what she has achieved, but I would have approached it very differently.
  • think highly ofEveryone thinks highly of him.
  • hold someone in high esteemHer colleagues in Washington hold her in very high esteem.
  • hold someone in high regardHe contributed much to the life of York, and was held in high regard there.
  • look up toShe was my older sister and I looked up to her.
See more results » Showing respect and admiration
  • admiration
  • admire
  • admiring
  • admiringly
  • approving
  • approvingly
  • fulsomeness
  • glorify
  • grovelling
  • hallow
  • hero worship
  • homage
  • pay your respects idiom
  • philogyny
  • put someone on a pedestal idiom
  • regard someone/something highly
  • regild
  • respectfully
  • woof
  • worshipful
See more results » esteemverb [ T usually passive ] uk /ɪˈstiːm/ us /ɪˈstiːm/ to respect someone or something or have a good opinion of them: be highly esteemed Her work is highly esteemed by all her colleagues. She is a justly esteemed professional. He is my friend and esteemed colleague. esteem someone/something something old-fashioned formal (also esteem someone/something to do something) to consider or believe someone or something to be a particular thing: I would esteem it an honour if you would accompany me. See more Showing respect and admiration
  • admiration
  • admire
  • admiring
  • admiringly
  • approving
  • approvingly
  • fulsomeness
  • glorify
  • grovelling
  • hallow
  • hero worship
  • homage
  • pay your respects idiom
  • philogyny
  • put someone on a pedestal idiom
  • regard someone/something highly
  • regild
  • respectfully
  • woof
  • worshipful
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esteem someone/something something

phrase   old-fashioned formal (also esteem someone/something to do something) to consider or believe someone or something to be a particular thing: I would esteem it an honour if you would accompany me. We would never ask you to do anything that you esteem below your dignity. He took sums of money which I esteemed to be rightly due to me. Those esteemed to have higher qualifications were appointed as leaders. He esteemed himself the luckiest man in the world when she agreed to marry him. See also esteem verb (Definition of esteem from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

esteem | American Dictionary

esteemnoun [ U ] us /ɪˈstim/ Add to word list Add to word list respect for or a high opinion of someone: We held them in high/low esteem (= We respected them a lot/very little). (Definition of esteem from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

esteem | Business English

esteemnoun [ U ] uk /ɪˈstiːm/ us Add to word list Add to word list respect for or a good opinion of someone: She has long been held in high esteem by the bankers who know her. esteemverb [ T ] uk /ɪˈstiːm/ us to respect someone or have a good opinion of them: Her work is highly esteemed by all her colleagues. (Definition of esteem from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of esteem

esteem He denied that sanctification could be esteemed as vouchsafing ' evidence ' of justification. From the Cambridge English Corpus Our editorial board consists of an extraordinary group of distinguished and esteemed international authorities in palliative care and the interface of psychiatry0psychology and palliative medicine. From the Cambridge English Corpus High-technology hospitals appear to be highly esteemed both by the public and by professionals. From the Cambridge English Corpus None of its leading figures are esteemed today, unless they made contributions in other fields. From the Cambridge English Corpus Children who move away from their home communities are not necessarily 'lost to the system' of local support networks, whilst those close-at-hand are not necessarily esteemed or trustworthy. From the Cambridge English Corpus Such individuals were underdogs who lived by their wits and who were esteemed in terms not of honor and social status but of an alternative moral economy. From the Cambridge English Corpus Women did not want merely to survive - they wanted to live properly, and esteemed those who managed to do so - making social differentiation and hierarchy acceptable and expected. From the Cambridge English Corpus The police force in many cities and boroughs are highly esteemed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was a friend of many of us and esteemed and respected by all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An atmosphere is created which the enemy wishes to create to the effect that economy is not practised, and that truth is not esteemed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Industry and commerce are to be properly esteemed, not held up as monstrous polluters of the environment or manifestations of greed at its most unacceptable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that this will receive due attention in a country where horses are so esteemed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was merely commenting on certain of the statements which that esteemed paper had made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pair of them were esteemed in the locality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Firstly, parties are not much esteemed in any country. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of esteem These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of esteem?

Translations of esteem

in Chinese (Traditional) 尊敬,敬重, 好評… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 尊敬,敬重, 好评… See more in Spanish estima, estimar, considerar… See more in Portuguese estima, estima [feminine]… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian 尊敬, 尊敬(そんけい)する… See more saygı, hürmet, değer… See more estime [feminine], estimer, estime… See more estima… See more hoogachten, achting… See more vážit si, vážnost, úcta… See more værdsætte, respektere, estimere… See more menghargai, penghargaan… See more เคารพ, ความเคารพ… See more quý trọng, sự quý trọng… See more szacunek, estyma, cenić… See more uppskatta, värdera, [hög]akta… See more rasa hormat, hormat… See more achten, die Achtung… See more aktelse [masculine], verdsette, ha stor respekt/aktelse for… See more 자존심… See more поважати, шанувати, повага… See more stima, considerazione, stimare… See more Need a translator?

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