respect

B1 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

Also spelled respectin and respections

US /ɹɪˈspɛkt/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #937

Meanings

1

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

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.

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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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Etymology

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.

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

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Ethics & Social Judgment

# 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.

## Examples
- 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

## Etymology
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.

## 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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