esteem
US: /əˈstim/
UK: /ɛstˈiːm/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
esteem /is'ti:m/- danh từ
- sự kính mến, sự quý trọng
- to hold someone in high esteem: kính mến ai, quý trọng ai
- sự kính mến, sự quý trọng
- ngoại động từ
- kính mến, quý trọng
- coi là, cho là
- to esteem it as a favour: coi cái đó như là một đặc ân
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun [U] (formal) great respect and admiration; a good opinion of sb: She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. + Over the years, he has earned our affection and esteem. + Please accept this small gift as a token of our esteem.
See also -
+ verb (formal) (not used in the progressive tenses)
1 [VN] [usually passive] to respect and admire sb/sth very much: a highly esteemed scientist + Many of these qualities are esteemed by managers. + He was esteemed as a dedicated and imaginative scholar. + This rose is esteemed among connoisseurs for its colour and scent.
2 [VN-N] (old-fashioned, formal) to think of sb/sth in a particular way: She was esteemed the perfect novelist.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 respect, value, treasure, prize, cherish, hold dear, appreciate, admire, look up to, regard highly, venerate, revere, reverence, honour, defer to; like, love, adore:
The novels of Virginia Woolf were greatly esteemed by a small intellectual group.
2 consider, judge, deem, view, regard, hold, estimate, account, believe, think, rate, rank, reckon, evaluate:
The Duke was esteemed throughout Europe as 'the perfect knight'.
n.
3 estimation, (high) regard, respect, (high) opinion, favour, admiration, appreciation, approval, approbation:
He holds her talents in very high esteem. My esteem for your father's accomplishments is undiminished.
Collocation
ADJ.
great, high | low | personal, self-
I needed to do it for my own personal esteem.
| popular, public, social
VERB + ESTEEM
earn
She had earned the esteem of everyone in the town.
| lose
It is easy for children to lose their self-esteem.
| accord sb
the level of social esteem accorded to doctors
| fall in, rise in
He fell in public esteem following the scandal.
PREP.
in … ~
the status of teachers in the public esteem
| ~ for
the public's esteem for the prime minister
| ~ of
The school's aim is to build the self-esteem of the children.
PHRASES
hold sb/sth in great/high/low esteem
He is held in the highest esteem by all who know him.
| a mark/token of esteem
We would like to offer you this gift as a mark of our esteem.
Concise dictionary
esteems|esteemed|esteemingɪ'stiːmnoun
+the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
+a feeling of delighted approval and liking
+an attitude of admiration or esteem
verb
+regard highly; think much of
+look on as or consider
