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Admiration I ˌædməˈreɪʃn Noun Bre Watch/Gaze Great Writer
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BrE / ˌædməˈreɪʃn / NAmE / ˌædməˈreɪʃn / |
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- to watch/gaze in admiration
- i have great admiration for her as a writer.
- as a writer she is certainly worthy of admiration.
- he gained the admiration of thousands of people.
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admiration(noun)BrE / ˌædməˈreɪʃn / NAmE / ˌædməˈreɪʃn / - a feeling of respect and liking for somebody/something
- to watch/gaze in admiration
- I have great admiration for her as a writer.
Extra Examples- As a writer she is certainly worthy of admiration.
- He gained the admiration of thousands of people.
- He gazed at her with admiration.
- He never lost the admiration of his students.
- I have nothing but admiration for the way she tackled those bullies.
- I have the greatest admiration for the nurses.
- I’m full of admiration for him.
- Inwardly, I had a sneaking admiration for them.
- She stared at him in open admiration.
- She wrote to him expressing her admiration.
- The picture was greeted with gasps of admiration.
- The way he dealt with the crisis filled me with admiration.
- a dignity that compels admiration
- admiration for his work
- We watched in admiration as the gymnasts practised their routines.
Word Origin- late Middle English (in the sense ‘marvelling, wonder’): from Latin admiratio(n-), from the verb admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder’.
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