verb

admire

to admire, to respect, to look up to, to appreciate

I admire your courage.

I admire your courage.

We stopped to admire the view.

We stopped to admire the view.

((sb./sth.)) to respect or approve of (sb./sth.) I admire her talent.

((sb. for sth.)) to respect (sb.) because of (a quality) They admire him for his honesty.

Synonyms: respect, esteem, appreciate; Antonyms: despise, scorn

From Latin 'admirari', from 'ad-' (to) + 'mirari' (to wonder at).

To 'admire' is to look 'at' ('ad-') something with 'wonder' ('mirari').

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