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Respect   /rɪspˈɛkt/  /rispˈɛkt/   Listen
noun
Respect  n.  
1.
The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution. "But he it well did ward with wise respect."
2.
Esteem; regard; consideration; honor. "Seen without awe, and served without respect." "The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little respect."
3.
pl. An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send one's respects to another.
4.
Reputation; repute. (Obs.) "Many of the best respect in Rome."
5.
Relation; reference; regard. "They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with respect to the various benefits men received from him, had several titles."
6.
Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this respect; in any respect; in all respects. "Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be acknowledged in many respects." "In one respect I'll be thy assistant."
7.
Consideration; motive; interest. (Obs.) "Whatever secret respects were likely to move them." "To the publik good Private respects must yield."
In respect, in comparison. (Obs.)
In respect of.
(a)
In comparison with. (Obs.)
(b)
As to; in regard to. (Archaic) "Monsters in respect of their bodies." "In respect of these matters."
In respect to, or With respect to, in relation to; with regard to; as respects.
To have respect of persons, to regard persons with partiality or undue bias, especially on account of friendship, power, wealth, etc. "It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment."
Synonyms: Deference; attention; regard; consideration; estimation. See Deference.


verb
Respect  v. t.  (past & past part. respected; pres. part. respecting)  
1.
To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed. "Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood." "In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs."
2.
To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. "I do respect thee as my soul."
3.
To look toward; to front upon or toward. (Obs.)
4.
To regard; to consider; to deem. (Obs.) "To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar, And as his own respected him to death."
5.
To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce.
As respects, as regards; with regard to; as to.
To respect the person or To respect the persons, to favor a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. "Ye shall not respect persons in judgment."
Synonyms: To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.





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"Respect" Quotes from Famous Books



... up-to-date in every respect," he was saying. "I will just show you one of the patient's rooms," and he opened the door of ...
— Frank Roscoe's Secret • Allen Chapman
... time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. Gen. ...
— The Book of Common Prayer - and The Scottish Liturgy • Church of England
... named the Empress, Anna Pavlovna's face suddenly assumed an expression of profound and sincere devotion and respect mingled with sadness, and this occurred every time she mentioned her illustrious patroness. She added that Her Majesty had deigned to show Baron Funke beaucoup d'estime, and again her face clouded over ...
— War and Peace • Leo Tolstoy
... Harper's Ferry was fired upon, that was firing upon the United States. It was here and through John Brown's Raid that war was virtually declared. The old Negro explained that Brown was an Abolitionist, and was captured here and later killed. While the old slave had the utmost respect for the Federal Government he regarded John Brown as a martyr for the cause of freedom and included him among the heroes he worshipped. Among his prized possessions is an old book written about ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - From Interviews with Former Slaves: Indiana Narratives • Works Projects Administration
... the first to name this people. The other Latin historians speak with compassion and respect of these intrepid barbarians who lived upon a "floating land," exposed to the intemperance of a cruel sky and the fury of the mysterious northern sea; and the imagination pictures the Roman soldiers, who, from the heights of the uttermost ...
— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 • Charles Dudley Warner


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