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admireadmire /ədˈmaɪɚ/ ●●● S3 W2 verb [transitive not in progressive] ETYMOLOGYadmireOrigin: 1500-1600 French admirer, from Latin admirari, from ad- to + mirari to wonder VERB TABLEadmire |
| Present | I, you, we, they | admire | | he, she, it | admires | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | admired | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have admired | | he, she, it | has admired | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had admired | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will admire | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have admired |
► admire the way I admire the way Miller handled the controversy. ► admire the view We stopped halfway up the hill to admire the view. THESAURUSto have a very high opinion of someone because he or she has good qualities or has done good or impressive things► admireto have a very high opinion of someone because he or she has good qualities or has done good or impressive things: We all admire the troops’ bravery. I admire the way Miller handled the controversy. ► respect to have a good opinion of someone because he or she has knowledge, skill, or good personal qualities: He is a very strict teacher, but the students respect him. ► look up to somebody to admire and respect someone who is older or who has more experience than you: He looks up to his older brother and wants to become a soldier too. ► idolize to admire someone so much that you think he or she is perfect: He now plays on the same team as the players he idolized while he was still in high school. ► worship to admire and love someone very much: Dan’s son just worships his father. ► revere formal to respect and admire someone or something very much: As a civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. was revered for his courage and leadership. ► hold somebody in high esteem formal to respect and admire someone a lot: Her colleagues held her in high esteem. 1to have a very high opinion of someone because he or she has good qualities or has done good or impressive things: We all admire the troops’ bravery.admire somebody for something They admired her for having the courage to tell the truth. I admire the way Miller handled the controversy.THESAURUSrespect – to have a good opinion of someone because he or she has knowledge, skill, or good personal qualities: He is a very strict teacher, but the students respect him.look up to somebody – to admire and respect someone who is older or who has more experience than you: He looks up to his older brother and wants to become a soldier too.idolize – to admire someone so much that you think he or she is perfect: He now plays on the same team as the players he idolized while he was still in high school.worship – to admire and love someone very much: Dan’s son just worships his father.revere formal – to respect and admire someone or something very much: As a civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. was revered for his courage and leadership.hold somebody in high esteem formal – to respect and admire someone a lot: Her colleagues held her in high esteem.2to look at something and think how beautiful or impressive it is: We stopped halfway up the hill to admire the view.3admire somebody from afar old-fashioned to be attracted to someone, without telling that person how you feel [Origin: 1500–1600 French admirer, from Latin admirari, from ad- to + mirari to wonder]—admiring adjective—admiringly adverb |