Admire Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of admire ... 1 : to feel respect and approval for (someone or something) : to regard with admiration They all admired her courage. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut admire verb SaveWord ad·​mire |\əd-ˈmī(-ə)r \ admired;admiring Definitionofadmire transitiveverb 1 :tofeelrespectandapprovalfor(someoneorsomething):toregardwithadmiration Theyalladmiredhercourage. 2 archaic :tomarvelat intransitiveverb dialect :tolikeverymuch …Iwouldadmiretoknowwhynot…—A.H.Lewis OtherWordsfromadmire Synonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutadmire OtherWordsfromadmire admirer noun Synonymsforadmire Synonyms appreciate, consider, esteem, regard, respect VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforadmire regard,respect,esteem,admiremeantorecognizetheworthofapersonorthing.regardisageneraltermthatisusuallyqualified. heishighlyregardedintheprofession respectimpliesaconsideredevaluationorestimation. aftermanyyearstheycametorespectherviews esteemimpliesgreaterwarmthoffeelingaccompanyingahighvaluation. nocitizenofthetownwasmorehighlyesteemed admiresuggestsusuallyenthusiasticappreciationandoftendeepaffection. afriendthatItrulyadmire ExamplesofadmireinaSentence Wegazedoutthewindowandadmiredthescenery. Iadmirethewayyouhandledsuchatouchysituation. RecentExamplesontheWeb PrincesWilliamandHarryadmirethenewstatueofPrincessDianaintheSunkenGardenatKensington. — MarieClaireEditors,MarieClaire,24Oct.2021 Peoplelikeyou,thatadmireyourpath,willgravitatetoyou. — AmeraMccoy,Forbes,23Sep.2021 Hangitinyourtreeorplaceitonawindowsillforapopofcolortrick-or-treaterswilladmireasmuchasthecandy. — SanahFaroke,BetterHomes&Gardens,17Sep.2021 Inaprologue,adogwalkerstopstoadmireadainty,nearfluorescentpinkcloudapproachingonthehorizon,breathsinfreshair–anddropsdead. — JohnHopewell,Variety,9Sep.2021 NohemaGraber,66,whowasconsideredaleaderintheFairfield,Iowa,community,visitedthetown’slibrarytoadmireadisplaycommemoratingtheDayoftheDead,whichiscelebratedbypeopleofMexicanheritage. — FoxNews,9Nov.2021 TherewasanonchalancetoFelipethatwashard,deepdown,nottoadmire. — NewYorkTimes,5Nov.2021 Really,though,theonlyreasonthetopshouldeverbeupontheSpyderistoadmirethewaytherearfabricconnectstothebody. — ElanaScherr,CarandDriver,2Nov.2021 But,fansimmediatelytooktothecommentstoadmiretwothings:heroutfitandthatbeautifulorangemum! — ChaiseSanders,CountryLiving,21Oct.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'admire.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofadmire 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense2 HistoryandEtymologyforadmire borrowedfromMiddleFrenchadmirer,Latinizationofamirer"tomake(littleormuch)of,"borrowedfromLatinadmīrārī,ammīrārī"toregardwithwonder,showesteemfor,"fromad-ad-+mīrārī"tobesurprised,lookwithwonderat,"derivativeofmīrus,"remarkable,amazing,"ofuncertainorigin Note: RegardingetymologyofLatinmīrusseenoteatsmileentry1. LearnMoreAboutadmire Shareadmire PosttheDefinitionofadmiretoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofadmireonTwitter TimeTravelerforadmire Thefirstknownuseofadmirewas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearadmire admirative admire admiring SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtoadmire secretadmirer Statisticsforadmire LastUpdated 29Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Admire.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admire.Accessed3Dec.2021. 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