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English Dictionary: esteem	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for esteem
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
esteem n the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" Synonym(s): esteem, regard, respect Antonym(s): disesteem a feeling of delighted approval and liking Synonym(s): admiration, esteem an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him" Synonym(s): respect, esteem, regard Antonym(s): disrespect v regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" Synonym(s): respect, esteem, value, prize, prise Antonym(s): disesteem, disrespect look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" Synonym(s): think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Esteem \Esteem"\, v. i. To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider. [Obs.] We ourselves esteem* not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Esteem \Esteem"\, n. [Cf. F. estime. See {Esteem}, v. t.] 1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price. Most dear in the esteem* And poor in worth! --Shak. I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. --J. Webster. 2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth. Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem. --Shak. Syn: See {Estimate}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Esteem \Esteem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esteemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Esteeming}.] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and E. ask. Cf. {Aim}, {Estimate}.] 1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon. Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. --Deut. xxxii. 15. Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem* his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp. Gardiner. Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne. 2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship. Will he esteem thy riches? --Job xxxvi. 19. You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson. Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect; revere. See {Appreciate}, {Estimate}.