a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
relation or reference: inquiries with respect to a route.
esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability: I have great respect for her judgment.
deference to a right, privilege, privileged position, or someone or something considered to have certain rights or privileges; proper acceptance or courtesy; acknowledgment: respect for a suspect's right to counsel; to show respect for the flag; respect for the elderly.
the condition of being esteemed or honored: to be held in respect.
respects,a formal expression or gesture of greeting, esteem, or friendship: Give my respects to your parents.
favor or partiality.
Archaic. a consideration.
verb (used with object)
to hold in esteem or honor: I cannot respect a cheat.
to show regard or consideration for: to respect someone's rights.
to refrain from intruding upon or interfering with: to respect a person's privacy.
to relate or have reference to.
Idioms for respect
in respect of, in reference to; in regard to; concerning.
in respect that, Archaic. because of; since.
pay one's respects,
to visit in order to welcome, greet, etc.: We paid our respects to the new neighbors.
to express one's sympathy, especially to survivors following a death: We paid our respects to the family.
with respect to, referring to; concerning: with respect to your latest request.
Origin of respect
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun from Old French or directly from Latin respectus “action of looking back, consideration, regard,” equivalent to respec-, variant stem of respicere “to look back” (re- “back” + specere “to look”) + -tus suffix of verbal action; verb from Latin respectus, past participle of respicere; see re-
SYNONYMS FOR respect
1 regard, feature, matter.
2 regard, connection.
3 estimation, reverence, homage, honor.
7 bias, preference.
9 revere, venerate, consider, admire.
10 heed.
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synonym study for respect
3. Respect,esteem,veneration imply recognition of personal qualities by approbation, deference, and more or less affection. Respect is commonly the result of admiration and approbation, together with deference: to feel respect for a great scholar.Esteem is deference combined with admiration and often with affection: to hold a friend in great esteem.Veneration is an almost religious attitude of deep respect, reverence, and love, such as we feel for persons or things of outstanding superiority, endeared by long association: veneration for one's grandparents, for noble traditions.
historical usage of respect
In Middle English, the more common meanings of the noun respect ( respect, respecte ) are “relation, relationship, regard, consideration” (still current meanings), present in Old French respect and Latin respectus, literally, “the act of looking back.” The meaning “esteem for a person, thing, or quality” first appeared in 1526; the corresponding verb meaning “to hold in esteem” is first recorded in 1583. The prepositional phrase with respect to “referring to; concerning” dates to the mid-16th century. The plural noun respects “a formal expression or gesture of greeting, esteem, or friendship” dates to the first half of the 17th century; the phrase to pay one’s respects “to make a visit in order to welcome, greet, etc., or to express one's sympathy, especially after a death” dates to the middle of the 17th century.
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At a certain point, I think we need to ask ourselves when we begin giving the party the respect of actually dealing with it as it is.
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When I realized I was in such a small minority, that’s when I really did respect that it was very difficult to make it to that high of a rank.
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That is something all its previous owners and publishers understood and respected.
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Emily Kinney told me that Beth and Dawn understood and respected each other on a certain level.
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“I knew that he respected my ideas beyond measure, but I definitely was behind the scenes more,” Kalman writes in a later email.
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Evidence of the interest of this respected figure propelled Vieira on his quest.
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There is a peaceful company among these hills, respected by all who conceive them aright.
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The resident priest treated us with the greatest hospitality, and was respected and beloved by all who knew him.
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He was admired and respected by his brother officers and by the commanders under whom he had served, and he was loved by his men.
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There was a touch of fire to her independence, a chip on the shoulder of her pride the three partners recognized and respected.
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Neither your position as a stranger nor mine as your friend was respected.
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British Dictionary definitions for respect
respect
/ (rɪˈspɛkt) /
noun
an attitude of deference, admiration, or esteem; regard
the state of being honoured or esteemed
a detail, point, or characteristic; particularhe differs in some respects from his son
reference or relation (esp in the phrases in respect of, with respect to)
polite or kind regard; considerationrespect for people's feelings
(often plural)an expression of esteem or regard (esp in the phrase pay one's respects)
verb(tr)
to have an attitude of esteem towards; show or have respect forto respect one's elders
to pay proper attention to; not violateto respect Swiss neutrality
to show consideration for; treat courteously or kindly
archaicto concern or refer to
Word Origin for respect
C14: from Latin rēspicere to look back, pay attention to, from re- + specere to look