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NOUN (3)

1. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded);
- Example: "it is held in esteem"
- Example: "a man who has earned high regard"
[syn: esteem, regard, respect]

2. a feeling of delighted approval and liking;
[syn: admiration, esteem]

3. an attitude of admiration or esteem;
- Example: "she lost all respect for him"
[syn: respect, esteem, regard]


VERB (2)

1. regard highly; think much of;
- Example: "I respect his judgement"
- Example: "We prize his creativity"
[syn: respect, esteem, value, prize, prise]

2. look on as or consider;
- Example: "she looked on this affair as a joke"
- Example: "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"
- Example: "He is reputed to be intelligent"
[syn: think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. i.
   To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to
   consider. [Obs.]
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         We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or
         gift, which is of force.                 --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Esteem \Es*teem"\, n. [Cf. F. estime. See Esteem, v. t.]
   1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation;
      reckoning; price.
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            Most dear in the esteem
            And poor in worth!                    --Shak.
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            I will deliver you, in ready coin,
            The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. --J.
                                                  Webster.
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   2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion,
      founded on supposed worth.
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            Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem.
                                                  --Shak.

   Syn: See Estimate, n.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Esteemed; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Esteeming.] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to
   value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and
   E. ask. Cf. Aim, Estimate.]
   1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to
      estimate; to value; to reckon.
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            Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly
            esteemed the Rock of his salvation.   --Deut. xxxii.
                                                  15.
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            Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and
            authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp.
                                                  Gardiner.
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            Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were
            esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne.
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   2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with
      reverence, respect, or friendship.
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            Will he esteem thy riches?            --Job xxxvi.
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            You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson.

   Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect;
        revere. See Appreciate, Estimate.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

esteem
    n 1: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or
         well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has
         earned high regard" [syn: esteem, regard, respect]
         [ant: disesteem]
    2: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn:
       admiration, esteem]
    3: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect
       for him" [syn: respect, esteem, regard] [ant:
       disrespect]
    v 1: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement";
         "We prize his creativity" [syn: respect, esteem,
         value, prize, prise] [ant: disesteem, disrespect]
    2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
       joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is
       reputed to be intelligent" [syn: think of, repute,
       regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be]