admire in English dictionary

  • admire

    Meanings and definitions of "admire"

    • (obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at.
    • (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
    • (transitive) to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;
    • (transitive) to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
    • verb
      (obsolete, transitive)
      To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To regard with wonder and delight.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to estimate or prize highly.
    • to admire
    • To watch something with great approval, pleasure or wonder.
    • verb
      feel admiration for
    • verb
      look at with admiration

    Synonyms of "admire" in English dictionary

    look, prize, value are the top synonyms of "admire" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "admire" in English dictionary

    look down on is the antonym of "admire" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of admire

    • admire ( third-person singular simple present admires, present participle admiring, simple past and past participle admired)
    • admire (third-person singular simple present admires, present participle admiring, simple past and past participle admired)
  • Admire

    Meanings and definitions of "admire"

    • proper
      A city/town in Kansas.
  • ADMIRE

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