Respect I Respected Rɪˈspekt Opinion Highly Subjects Loved

• i respect jack's opinion on most subjects.
• a much loved and highly respected teacher
• she had always been honest with me, and i respect her for that.
• to respect other people’s property

respect

1. to have a very good opinion of somebody/something; to admire somebody/something
• I respect Jack's opinion on most subjects.
• a much loved and highly respected teacher
• She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that.
2. to be careful about something; to make sure you do not do something that somebody would consider to be wrong
• to respect other people’s property
• She promised to respect our wishes.
• He doesn't respect other people's right to privacy.
3. to agree not to break a law, principle, etc.
• The new leader has promised to respect the constitution.

Extra Examples

• Her daughters failed to respect her last wishes.
• She is widely respected as a politician.
• She was much respected for her knowledge of herbs.
• The government has promised to respect human rights.
• WWF is internationally respected for its conservation work.
• a highly respected doctor
• I don’t agree with her, but I respect her for sticking to her principles.
• I respect Jack’s opinion on most subjects.
• She is always honest with me, and I respect her for that.
• She was a much loved and highly respected teacher.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they respect
• he / she / it respects
• past simple respected
• past participle respected
• -ing form respecting

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin respectus, from the verb respicere ‘look back at, regard’, from re- ‘back’ + specere ‘look at’.