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noun | verb esteemesteem1 /ɪˈstim/ noun [uncountable] ► held him in high esteem The drama critics held him in high esteem (=had a very good opinion of him). ► as a token of our esteem Please accept this gift as a token of our esteem (=as a sign of our respect for you). a feeling of respect and admiration for someone: The drama critics held him in high esteem (=had a very good opinion of him). Please accept this gift as a token of our esteem (=as a sign of our respect for you). → see also self-esteem noun | verb esteemesteem2 verb [transitive usually passive] ETYMOLOGYesteem2Origin: 1500-1600 Old French estimer, from Latin aestimare; ➔ ESTIMATE2 VERB TABLEesteem |
| Present | I, you, we, they | esteem | | he, she, it | esteems | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | esteemed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have esteemed | | he, she, it | has esteemed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had esteemed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will esteem | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have esteemed |
► highly esteemed No writer is more highly esteemed by the Japanese than Soseki. to respect and admire someone: No writer is more highly esteemed by the Japanese than Soseki. He was esteemed as a literary wit. |