Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval.
- transitive v. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect.
- transitive v. Chiefly New England & Upper Southern U.S. To enjoy (something): "I just admire to get letters, but I don't admire to answer them” ( Dialect Notes).
- transitive v. Archaic To marvel or wonder at.
- intransitive v. New England & Upper Southern U.S. To marvel at something. Often used with at.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To be amazed at.
- v. To regard with wonder and delight.
- v. to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;
- v. to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- intransitive v. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.
- transitive v. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
- transitive v. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To regard with wonder or surprise; wonder or marvel at: formerly used literally, but now chiefly in an ironical or sarcastic sense, with reference to meaning 2: as, I admire your audacity.
- To regard with wonder mingled with approbation, esteem, reverence, or affection; feel admiration for; take pleasure in the beauty or qualities of; look on or contemplate with pleasure.
- To wonder; be affected with surprise; marvel: sometimes with at.
- To feel or express admiration.
- To feel pleasure; be pleased: as, I should admire to go.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. feel admiration for
- v. look at with admiration
Etymologies
Examples
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[1] I admire the _first_ sincerely, and in turn call upon you to _admire_ the following on Anacreon Moore's new operatic farce, [2] or farcical opera -- call it which you will:
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In the field of fiction the book I most admire is The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald.
Steve Martini talks with his publisher, Putnam, about writing and the Internet.
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The metamorphous stage of turning an idea into something people can appreciate and admire is truly an art form.
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Senator John and Cindy McCain admire Freight Train, the big boar contest winner, at the Iowa State Fair.
McCain at the Iowa State Fair - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
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Every single American you love and admire is an immigrant or the child of immigrants.
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Another storyteller in the SF and fantasy realm whom I really admire is Orson Scott Card -- both for the Ender and the Seventh Son series.
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Christy of From the Mountain Top to the Valley Floor, a mom/blogger I greatly admire, is facing a transition in her life and with it floods back a lot of raw emotion for her beautiful son, Elias and their months on the NICU roller coaster.
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And then ... * boom* something I desperately needed to hear from someone I respect and admire, is His answer to me.
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Pari's suggestion of posting reviews on Amazon and B&N for authors you admire is a great idea - and she's right - just don't do them on a wholesale basis else you'll appear to be merely promoting yourself.
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To have someone in the family to look up to and admire is good.
USATODAY.com - Another Hughes, Emily, looks to be 'going places'
dontcry commented on the word admire
Wow... I've been out for a while. What the hell is going on??
*runs off to porch with book and wine in hand*
May 16, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word admire
Has someone been feeding it blood...?
May 15, 2009
plethora commented on the word admire
Is it me, or is the tag cloud growing?
May 15, 2009
seanahan commented on the word admire
It's like a crazy Wordie acid trip.
May 15, 2009
nuxiy commented on the word admire
@People: "Then join the discussion—-Wordies are friendly!"
May 14, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word admire
Judging by the usernames, I suspect English is not their first language.
May 14, 2009
bilby commented on the word admire
Have we been invaded by a junior English class?
May 14, 2009
rie commented on the word admire
*to respect someone or something what they have done
He's always kind to other people, so I admire him.
*to look at something and think it is attractive or
impressive.
I admire beautiful flowers.
*praise/respect/appreciate
May 14, 2009
whichbe commented on the word admire
I admire anyone who has destroyed their television for their good sense.
May 14, 2009
kayo commented on the word admire
respect/agree with/praise for other people
May 14, 2009
mikikoasahi commented on the word admire
I admire my child.
May 14, 2009
natsuki commented on the word admire
be pleased by somebody or something
May 14, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word admire
That was erich13; apparently he couldn't work out how to remove the tags again, and John may get around to doing it someday.
May 14, 2009
yarb commented on the word admire
somebody has tagspammed this page. so i dont admire him.
May 14, 2009
roni commented on the word admire
somebody has done something very good. so I admire him
May 14, 2009
luckyluc commented on the word admire
to respect of a person or thing
May 14, 2009
andi commented on the word admire
to have a high opinion on somthing
May 14, 2009
andi commented on the word admire
bewunderung
to admire a beautiful picture
to admire onself in a mirror
May 14, 2009