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Meaning of esteem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɪˈstiːm

Definitions

  1. Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.
    uncountable, usually
  2. A feeling of deference, approval, and liking:account, admiration, appreciation, consideration, estimation, favor, honor, regard, respect.
  3. to value or respect. hoogag يَحْتَرِم، يُقَدِّر уважавам estimar vážit si achten værdsætte; respektere; estimere εκτιμώapreciar, estimar lugu pidama احترام گذاشتن؛ ارزشمند دانستن arvostaa estimer לְהַעֲרִיך सम्मान करना cijeniti, štovati tisztel menghargai virða stimare 尊重する 평가(존중)하다 gerbti cienīt rasa hormat hoogachtenverdsette, ha stor respekt/aktelse for cenić, szanować په درنه سترګه كتل، قدر كول، ښاغلى ګڼل، دمګرتيا په نظر¬ كتل، نازول a stima ценить; уважать vážiť si spoštovati poštovati up...
  4. favourable opinion; respect. His foolish behaviour lowered him in my esteem; He was held in great esteem by his colleagues. agting, respek إحْتِرام، تَقْدير уважение estima vážnost, úcta die Achtung agtelse; respekt εκτίμηση, σεβασμόςaprecio, estima lugupidamine احترام؛ اعتبار kunnioitus estimeהערכה आदर, सम्मान ugled, štovanje tisztelet penghargaan virðing stima 尊敬 존중, 평판 pagarba cieņa hormat achtingaktelse, respektszacunek درنه afecto/admiração, apreço stimă уважение vážnosť ugled poštovanje...
  5. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate.
  6. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them.
  7. Favorable regard; respect. See Synonyms at regard.
  8. Archaic Judgment; opinion.
    Archaic
  9. to have great respect or high regard for: to esteem a colleague.
  10. formal to judge or consider; deem: to esteem an idea improper.
    formal
  11. high regard or respect; good opinion

Equivalents

Examples

“We hold her in high esteem.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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