respect
Part of speech: noun
verb
intj
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English respect, from Old French respect, also respit (“respect, regard, consideration”), from Latin respectus (“a looking at, regard, respect”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“look at, look back upon, respect”), from re- (“back”) + speciō (“to see”). Doublet of respite.
Inflected forms:
form: respects
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: respeck
pos: noun
tags: alternative
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form: resp'ct
pos: noun
tags: alternative
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form: respects
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: respecting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: respected
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: respected
pos: verb
tags: past
form: respeck
pos: verb
tags: alternative
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form: resp'ct
pos: verb
tags: alternative
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form: respeck
pos: intj
tags: alternative
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form: resp'ct
pos: intj
tags: alternative
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Senses:
gloss: An attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.
A video of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon complaining to Russian President Vladimir Putin about his lack of respect for the countries of Central Asia that were once part of the Soviet Union has struck a nerve on social media, where it has been viewed millions of times.[…]
“We have always respected the interests of our main strategic partner,” Rahmon said, referring to Russia. “We want respect, too."
gloss: Good opinion, honor, or admiration.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.
gloss: A particular aspect, feature or detail of something.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.
In our two loves there is but one respect
gloss: Good will; favor.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
gloss: To have respect for.
pos: verb
examples: She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.
gloss: To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.
pos: verb
examples: I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense.
I respect your right to feel offended, even though most people, myself included, totally disagree and don’t find the comment offensive in the slightest.
gloss: To abide by an agreement.
pos: verb
examples: They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.
gloss: To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
pos: verb
examples: [T]hou reſpecteſt not ſpilling Edwards bloud: [...]
We haue also large and various Orchards, and Gardens; Wherein we doe not ſo much reſpect Beauty, as Variety of Ground and Soile, proper for diuerſe Trees and Herbs: [...]
gloss: To relate to; to be concerned with.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Whatever they are else, they are always chastisements; and correction respects faults.
Glandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are either glandules, follicles, or utricles.
I hope I may never again be in a state of mind so unchristian as the mental frame in which I lived for some weeks, respecting the memory of Master B.
gloss: To regard; to consider; to deem.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: [T]his my friend (knowen by no name) was found, / Being then a child and ſcarce of power to ſpeake, / To whom my father gaue this name of Gaſper, / And as his own reſpected him to death, [...]
gloss: To look toward; to face.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: That Palladius adviſeth the front of his edifice ſhould ſo reſpect the South, that in the firſt angle it receive the riſing raies of the winter Sunne, and decline a little from the winter ſetting thereof.
gloss: hello, hi
pos: intj
tags: Jamaica
Antonyms: belittlement
contempt
contumely
despect
disdain
disparagement
disrespect
ignoring
irreverence
neglect
scorn
slight
Related words: respective
Derived words: ablative of respect
of respect
by-respect
final respects
have respect of persons
in many respects
in respect
in respect of
last respects
pay respect
respectless
respect order
respectworthy
self-respect
unrespect
with all due respect
with due respect
with respect
with respect to
disrespect
misrespect
respectable
respectful
over-respect
overrespect
respectability
respected
respector
self-respecting
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