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Definitions for: Respect
[n] behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"
[n] a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
[n] courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"
[n] (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect"
[n] an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"
[n] a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"
[n] the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"
[v] regard highly; think much of
[v] show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
Webster (1913) Definition: Re*spect" (r?*sp?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Respected; p. pr. & vb. n. Respecting.] [L. respectare,
v. intens. from respicere, respectum, to look back, respect;
pref. re- re- + specere, spicere, to look, to view: cf. F.
respecter. See Spy, and cf. Respite.]
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. --Shak.
In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect
beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and
herbs. --Bacon.
2. To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. ``I do
respect thee as my soul.'' --Shak.
3. To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.]
Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so
respect the ??uth. --Sir T.
Browne.
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. --B. Jonson.
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. --Macaulay.
To respect the person or persons, to favor a person, or
persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. ``Ye shall
not respect persons in judgment.'' --Deut. i. 17.
Syn: To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.
Re*spect", n. [L. respectus: cf. F. respect. See
Respect, v., and cf. Respite.]
1. The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular
consideration to; hence, care; caution.
But he it well did ward with wise respect.
--Spenser.
2. Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.
Seen without awe, and served without respect.
--Prior.
The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little
respect. --R. Nelson.
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. --Shak.
5. Relation; reference; regard.
They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with
respect to the various benefits men received from
him, had several titles. --Tillotson.
4. 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. --Tillotson.
In one respect I'll be thy assistant. --Shak.
7. Consideration; motive; interest. [Obs.] ``Whatever secret
respects were likely to move them.'' --Hooker.
To the publik good Private respects must yield.
--Milton.
In respect, in comparison. [Obs.] --Shak.
In respect of.
(a) In comparison with. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) As to; in regard to. [Archaic] ``Monsters in respect
of their bodies.'' --Bp. Wilkins. ``In respect of
these matters.'' --Jowett. (Thucyd.)
In, or With, respect to, in relation to; with regard to;
as respects. --Tillotson.
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.'' --Prov. xxiv. 23.
Syn: Deference; attention; regard; consideration; estimation.
See Deference.
Synonyms: abide by, deference, deference, esteem, esteem, esteem, honor, honour, obedience, observe, prise, prize, regard, regard, regard, respectfulness, value
Antonyms: disesteem, disesteem, disrespect, disrespect, disrespect
See Also: accept, admire, affection, affectionateness, attitude, celebrate, civility, consider, court, courtesy, detail, estimate, estimation, fear, filial duty, fondness, good manners, heart, homage, honor, honour, item, last respects, laurels, lionise, lionize, look up to, mental attitude, point, politeness, reckon, regard, revere, reverence, see, stature, tenderness, think the world of, tolerate, venerate, view, warmheartedness
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