Admire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval.
  • v. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect.
  • v. Chiefly New England & Upper Southern U.S. To enjoy (something): "I just admire to get letters, but I don't admire to answer them” ( Dialect Notes).
  • v. Archaic To marvel or wonder at.
  • verb-intransitive. New England & Upper Southern U.S. To marvel at something. Often used with at.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To be amazed at.
  • v. To regard with wonder and delight.
  • v. to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;
  • v. to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
  • v. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly.
  • verb-intransitive. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To regard with wonder or surprise; wonder or marvel at: formerly used literally, but now chiefly in an ironical or sarcastic sense, with reference to meaning 2: as, I admire your audacity.
  • To regard with wonder mingled with approbation, esteem, reverence, or affection; feel admiration for; take pleasure in the beauty or qualities of; look on or contemplate with pleasure.
  • To wonder; be affected with surprise; marvel: sometimes with at.
  • To feel or express admiration.
  • To feel pleasure; be pleased: as, I should admire to go.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. feel admiration for
  • v. look at with admiration
  • Verb Form
    admired    admires    admiring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    look   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    delight in    approve    esteem    wonder    marvel   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gire    Gyr    Tyre    afire    aspire    dire    expire    fire    gire    hire   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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