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   esteem

   /ɪˈstiːm/

   noun

   • 1. respect and admiration: "he was held in high esteem by colleagues"

   verb

   • 1. respect and admire: "many of these qualities are esteemed by managers" Similar respectadmirevalueregardhold in (high) regardthink (highly) ofacclaimapprove ofappreciatelikeprizetreasurefavourrecognizeveneratehold in awelook up toreverereverencehonourpraiseadulateextolpay homage toOpposite disparage
   • 2. consider; deem: formal "I should esteem it a favour if you could speak to them" Similar considerregard asdeemhold to bethinkthink of asreckoncountaccountbelievejudgeadjudgerateclass asgaugelook on asview assee asinterpret as

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘worth, reputation’): from Old French estime (noun), estimer (verb), from Latin aestimare ‘to estimate’. The verb was originally in the Latin sense, also ‘appraise’ (compare with estimate), used figuratively to mean ‘assess the merit of’. Current senses date from the 16th century.

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