respect

noun
re·spect
/ɹɪˈspɛkt/

An attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem.

Example

“He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.”

Other meanings

Good opinion, honor, or admiration.
Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
“The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.”

Synonyms

regard

Related words

misrespect
respectless
respectworthy
respect order
by-respect
have respect of persons
in respect
in respect of
pay respect
self-respect
ablative of respect
adverb of respect

Example sentences

“Reptiles are paraphyletic with respect to birds.”
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“They formed a bond of mutual respect.”
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“We love competition and healthy attendance, with deep respect.”
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Word history

From Latin "respectus" (a looking at, regard, respect).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “respect” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.