Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition With respect to; concerning.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Considering.
- Regarding; in regard to; relating to.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- preposition With regard or relation to; regarding; concerning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
respect .
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Examples
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Hamas, he sadly claimed, had "fallen into the quagmire of surrender," and the leadership had "sold out" to the king: "The leadership of Hamas has committed an aggression against the rights of the Islamic nation by accepting what it called respecting international agreements [a code word for the Oslo process]."
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Should Wilson, the GOP, or You choose to not apologize for the on-going behavior then we who believe in respecting the laws and rules of the functioning of our government will not move on either.
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If you believe in respecting people nregardless of color, religion, race, social-economic conditions, etc., then you have to respect people who believe in Christianity as well, and not stereotype them so easily.
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Qatar Christians celebrate consecration of new church: Qatar making progress in respecting freedom of religion.
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A few dollars for quality and respecting is no hassle for those who routinely spend hundreds of dollars a month on computer/internet related tech/services.
Complete Piracy at Last « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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However, I believe in respecting the animals on this planet.
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Qatar Christians celebrate consecration of new church: Qatar making progress in respecting freedom of religion.
Justin Long 2009
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However, I believe in respecting the animals on this planet.
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Qatar Christians celebrate consecration of new church: Qatar making progress in respecting freedom of religion.
2009 July 2009
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But conservatives are people who believe in respecting and preserving existing institutions.
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