Admire I Admired Widely Admiring Determination Verb Bre

• i really admire your enthusiasm.
• you have to admire the way he handled the situation.
• the school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.
• i don't agree with her, but i admire her for sticking to her principles.

admire

1. to respect somebody for what they have done or to respect their qualities
• I really admire your enthusiasm.
• You have to admire the way he handled the situation.
• The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.
• I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.
2. to look at something and think that it is attractive and/or impressive
• He stood back to admire his handiwork.
• I've just been admiring your new car.
• Let’s just sit and admire the view.

Extra Examples

• He is widely admired as a journalist.
• I couldn’t help but admire his determination.
• I rather admire him for his determination.
• She secretly admired and envied him.
• What do you most admire about her?
• You can only admire her courage and determination.
• You have to admire their dedication and commitment.
• I really admire her courage.
• I’ve just been admiring your new car.
• Let’s just sit and admire the view.
• You can’t help but admire their dedication and commitment.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they admire
• he / she / it admires
• past simple admired
• past participle admired
• -ing form admiring

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: from Latin admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder’.