respect
/ɹɪˈspɛkt/ verb B1- To have respect for. · She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.
- To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right. · I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense.
- To abide by an agreement. · They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.
- To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
- To relate to; to be concerned with.
He/she/it respects · Past respected · Past participle respected · -ing form respecting
Verb forms
- Base form
- respect
- He/she/it
- respects
- Past
- respected
- Past participle
- respected
- -ing form
- respecting
From the library
“Can’t you see these are strangers, and should be treated with respect?”
“Well, that’s respect, I expect,” declared the Clown, and immediately stood upon his head.
“You may argue—but I have too much respect for your judgment, Watson, to think that you will do so—that the ring may have been taken before the man was killed.
A BEAR boasted very much of his philanthropy, saying that of all animals he was the most tender in his regard for man, for he had such respect for him that he would not even touch his dead body.
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