| query | If you show r______ for someone's wishes, rights, or customs, you avoid doing anything they would dislike or regard as wrong.If you show respect for someone's wishes, rights, or customs, you avoid doing anything they would dislike or regard as wrong. They will campaign for the return of traditional lands and respect for aboriginal rights and customs. |
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| word | respect |
| full-definition | verb If you respect someone, you have a good opinion of their character or ideas . I want him to respect me as a career woman. He needs the advice of people he respects, and he respects you. If you respect someone's wishes, rights, or customs, you avoid doing things that they would dislike or regard as wrong . Finally, trying to respect her wishes, I said I'd leave. If you respect a law or moral principle, you agree not to break it. It is about time tour operators respected the law and their own code of conduct. ...respect for the law and the rejection of the use of violence. noun If you have respect for someone, you have a good opinion of them. I have tremendous respect for Dean. His voice was warm with friendship and respect. If you show respect for someone's wishes, rights, or customs, you avoid doing anything they would dislike or regard as wrong. They will campaign for the return of traditional lands and respect for aboriginal rights and customs. other phrase You can say with respect when you are politely disagreeing with someone or criticizing them. With respect, Minister, you still haven't answered my question. With respect, I hardly think that's the point. |
| inflections | respectsrespectingrespected |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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