respect

B1 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

Also spelled respectin and respections

US /ɹɪˈspɛkt/ See IPA manual

Freq #937

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of admiration or high regard for someone or something.

Usage: For admiration, use respect for someone or something. In this sense respect is uncountable: great respect or a great deal of respect.

Her patience with new colleagues earned the respect of the entire team.

I have great respect for him as a scientist.
2

verb
To admire and have a high opinion of someone or something.

She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.
3

verb
To accept and pay attention to someone's rights, wishes, or customs.

I respect your right to hold that belief.
4

noun
A particular aspect or detail of something.

This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of admiration or... regard esteem deference reverence

2 verb · to admire and have a high... esteem honorlook up toregard

4 noun · a particular aspect or... aspect regard facet feature

Opposites

belittlementcontempt contumely despect disdain disparagement disrespect ignoring irreverence neglect scorn slight

Word family

Forms respectingrespects

Derived forms by-respectdisrespectmisrespectover-respectoverrespectrespectability respectable respected respectfulrespectlessrespectorrespectworthy

Related forms respective

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Phrases (8)

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deep respect
a profound and strong degree of admiration and deference

Adjective + noun
great respect
a high level of admiration and regard for someone

Adjective + noun
earn respect
to gain the respect of others through one's behaviour or achievements

Verb + noun
lose respect
to forfeit the esteem others previously held for you

Verb + noun
show respect
to demonstrate deference, consideration, or regard toward someone

Verb + noun
mutual respect
respect that is shared equally between two or more parties

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (5)

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Etymology

Through French respect, from Latin respectus and respiciō, to look back or regard, related to re- and speciō, whose infinitive is specere.

*speḱ- Proto-Indo-European respect Middle English respectus Latin specere Latin

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Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment

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# respect

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈspɛkt/
**Frequency rank:** 937

## Meanings
1. A feeling of admiration or high regard for someone or something.
2. To admire and have a high opinion of someone or something.
3. To accept and pay attention to someone's rights, wishes, or customs.
4. A particular aspect or detail of something.

## Usage Notes
- A feeling of admiration or high regard for someone or something.: For admiration, use respect for someone or something. In this sense respect is uncountable: great respect or a great deal of respect.

## Examples
- Her patience with new colleagues earned the respect of the entire team.
- I have great respect for him as a scientist.
- She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.
- I respect your right to hold that belief.
- This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.

## Antonyms
- belittlement
- contempt
- contumely
- despect
- disdain
- disparagement
- disrespect
- ignoring
- irreverence
- neglect
- scorn
- slight

## Derived Forms
- by-respect
- disrespect
- misrespect
- over-respect
- overrespect
- respectability
- respectable
- respected
- respectful
- respectless
- respector
- respectworthy

## Related Forms
- respective

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *speḱ-
- Root: respect
- Root: respectus
- Root: specere - to look at

## Etymology
Through French respect, from Latin respectus and respiciō, to look back or regard, related to re- and speciō, whose infinitive is specere.

## AI Etymology
Respect comes from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, also respit (“respect, regard, consideration”), from Latin respectus (“a looking at, regard, respect”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“look at, look back upon, respect”), from re- (“back”) + speciō (“to see”). Doublet of respite. Modern senses include a feeling of admiration or high regard for someone or something. and to admire and have a high opinion of someone or something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as by-respect, disrespect, misrespect, over-respect, overrespect, and respectability and related forms such as respective.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment

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