Admire definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

admire in American English · 1. to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval · 2. to regard with wonder or surprise (usually used ironically or sarcastically). I ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'admire'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× admire (ədmaɪəʳ ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseadmires ,presentparticipleadmiring ,pasttense,pastparticipleadmired 1. verb Ifyouadmiresomeoneorsomething,youlikeandrespectthemverymuch. IadmiredherwhenIfirstmetherandIstillthinkshe'smarvellous.[VERBnoun] Headmiredthewayshehadcopedwithlife.[VERBnoun] Allthosewhoknewhimwilladmirehimforhiswork.[VERBnoun+for] Synonyms:respect,value,prize,honour MoreSynonymsofadmire 2. verb Ifyouadmiresomeoneorsomething,youlookatthemwithpleasure. Wetooktimetostopandadmiretheview.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:marvelat,lookat,appreciate,delightin MoreSynonymsofadmire 3. Seealsoadmiring MoreSynonymsofadmire COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof admire Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'admire' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'admire' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Scotland' HindiTranslationof'admire' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency admireinBritishEnglish (ədˈmaɪə ) verb(transitive)1. toregardwithesteem,respect,approval,orpleasedsurprise 2. archaic towonderat CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsadmirer(adˈmirer)noun admiring(adˈmiring)adjective admiringly(adˈmiringly)adverb WordoriginC16:fromLatinadmīrāritowonderat,fromad-to,at+mīrāritowonder,frommīruswonderful WordFrequency admireinAmericanEnglish (ædˈmaɪr ;ədˈmaɪr ) verbtransitiveWordforms:adˈmiredoradˈmiring1.  toregardwithwonder,delight,andpleasedapproval 2.  tohavehighregardfor 3. US,Dialectal tolikeorwishwithaninfinitiveobjectI'dadmiretogoalong 4. Archaic tomarvelat SIMILARWORDS: reˈgard Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsadmirer(adˈmirer) noun admiringly(adˈmiringly) adverb WordoriginOFradmirer