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Respect   /rɪspˈɛkt/  /rispˈɛkt/   Listen
Respect

noun
1.
(usually preceded by 'in') a detail or point.  Synonym: regard.
2.
The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded).  Synonyms: esteem, regard.  "A man who has earned high regard"  Antonym: disesteem.
3.
An attitude of admiration or esteem.  Synonyms: esteem, regard.  Antonym: disrespect.
4.
A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard.  Synonym: deference.  "Be sure to give my respects to the dean"
5.
Behavior intended to please your parents.  Synonym: obedience.  "He went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"
6.
A feeling of friendship and esteem.  Synonym: regard.  "He inspires respect"
7.
Courteous regard for people's feelings.  Synonyms: deference, respectfulness.  "Out of respect for his privacy"
verb
(past & past part. respected; pres. part. respecting)
1.
Regard highly; think much of.  Synonyms: esteem, prise, prize, value.  "We prize his creativity"  Antonyms: disesteem, disrespect.
2.
Show respect towards.  Synonyms: abide by, honor, honour, observe.  Antonym: disrespect.



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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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