INDEX:
1. to admire someone
2. to admire someone very much
3. someone that you greatly admire
4. the feeling of admiring someone
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ HATE
see also
↑ LIKE
↑ APPROVE
↑ SUPPORT
↑ GOOD
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1. to admire someone
▷ admire /ədˈmaɪəʳ/ [transitive verb not in progressive]
to have a very good opinion of someone, either because they have achieved something special or because they have skills or qualities that you would like to have :
▪ Corbin is a superb musician. I really admire him.
▪ I admire the way Sarah has brought up the children on her own.
▪ What I admire most about Lee is his patience.
admire somebody for something
▪ People admired her for her beauty and intelligence.
▪ Rollins is most admired for her poetry, but she also writes fiction.
be greatly/much admired
▪ Morrow’s new production of ‘The Nutcracker’ has been greatly admired.
▷ respect /rɪˈspekt/ [transitive verb not in progressive]
to have a good opinion of someone, even if you do not agree with them or want to be like them, because they have high standards and good personal qualities :
▪ He’s a very strict teacher, but the students respect him.
▪ Logan, a long-serving Congressman, was both feared and respected by his political opponents.
respect somebody for something
▪ She always told me exactly what she thought, and I respected her for that.
respected [adjective]
▪ The speakers will include Anthony Lewis, the respected political analyst.
▷ look up to /ˌlʊk ˈʌp tuː/ [verb phrase not in progressive]
to respect and admire someone who is older than you or who has authority over you :
▪ I’ve always looked up to my older brother, Jerry.
▪ The children need someone they can look up to.
▷ highly regarded/respected /ˌhaɪli rɪˈgɑːʳdə̇d, rɪˈspektə̇d/ [adjective]
if someone is highly regarded or respected, they are admired very much because they are very good at what they do :
▪ a highly respected surgeon
highly regarded/respected by
▪ Dr. Franklin was highly regarded by his colleagues at Syracuse University.
▷ think highly of /ˌθɪŋk ˈhaɪli ɒv/ [verb phrase not in progressive]
to admire someone very much, especially because they do their job very well and always work hard :
▪ Most of the students and staff think very highly of Dr. Smith.
be highly thought of
▪ Sally is an excellent administrator. She is highly thought of here.
▷ have a high opinion of also hold somebody in high regard/esteem formal /hæv ə ˌhaɪ əˈpɪnjən ɒv , həʊld somebody ɪn ˌhaɪ rɪˈgɑːʳd, ɪˈstiːm/ [verb phrase not in progressive]
to admire a person or their abilities very much, especially because they have special skills or very high standards in their work :
▪ Film critics continue to hold Bergman in high esteem.
have a high opinion of somebody as something
▪ Croft had a high opinion of Marx as a political thinker.
▷ be an admirer of /biː ən ədˈmaɪ ə rər ɒv/ [verb phrase]
to admire someone and the work that they do, especially a leader, writer, artist etc :
▪ I’ve always been an admirer of Potter’s work, and was very sad to hear of her death.
be a great/real admirer of somebody
▪ My tutor was a great admirer of Shakespeare, and often quoted him.
2. to admire someone very much
▷ idolize also idolise British /ˈaɪd ə l-aɪz/ [transitive verb not in progressive]
to admire someone very much, especially a famous person, so that you think everything about them is perfect :
▪ Monroe was idolized by movie fans all over the world.
▪ As a child, Ted idolized his father.
▷ revere /rɪˈvɪəʳ/ [transitive verb not in progressive] formal
to respect someone greatly for their achievements or personal qualities, especially someone in public life :
revere by
▪ Collins was revered by his fellow countrymen.
revere somebody as something
▪ Ondaatje is revered as one of Canada’s best writers.
revered [adjective]
▪ India’s most famous and revered musician
▷ worship /ˈwɜːʳʃɪp/ [transitive verb not in progressive]
to admire and love someone so much that you cannot see any faults in them :
▪ She absolutely worships Elvis Presley.
worship the ground somebody walks on
to admire absolutely everything about a person
▪ Garvey worshipped the ground his wife walked on.
▷ put somebody on a pedestal /ˌpʊt somebody ɒn ə ˈpedə̇st ə l/ [verb phrase]
to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect -- used especially when you think someone is wrong to do this :
▪ You shouldn’t put him on a pedestal. He doesn’t deserve it.
▪ I used to put Sarah on a pedestal. Now I don’t even like to be in the same room with her.
▷ hero-worship /ˈhɪ ə rəʊ ˌwɜːʳʃɪp/ [transitive verb not in progressive]
to greatly admire someone and want to be like them :
▪ His fans hero-worshipped him.
▪ The brother Ian had once hero-worshipped was now an unemployed drug addict.
3. someone that you greatly admire
▷ hero/heroine /ˈhɪ ə rəʊ, ˈherəʊə̇n/ [countable noun]
someone who you admire very much because of what they have done. Use hero about a man, use heroine about a woman :
▪ I used to love David Bowie -- he was my hero.
▪ baseball hero, Babe Ruth
▪ Mother Teresa has always been one of my heroines.
▷ idol /ˈaɪdl/ [countable noun]
a famous actor, actress, musician, or sports player that a lot of people admire :
▪ The former President, once the idol of the nation, now leads a quiet life in the countryside.
▪ Jones continues to be a major pop idol.
4. the feeling of admiring someone
▷ admiration /ˌædməˈreɪʃ ə n/ [uncountable noun]
the feeling that someone is very good, very intelligent etc, either because of something special they have achieved or because they have skills or qualities you would like to have :
admiration for
▪ Linda had tremendous admiration for her boss.
feel admiration for somebody
▪ For the first time that he could recall, Chris felt some admiration for his stepfather.
watch in/with admiration
▪ Mel watched in admiration as the goalkeeper leaped for the ball.
be full of admiration for somebody
▪ I’m full of admiration for Terry -- she’s really achieved a lot in her life.
▷ respect /rɪˈspekt/ [uncountable noun]
the feeling that someone is good because they have high standards and good personal qualities :
respect for
▪ My respect for my teacher grew as the months passed.
have great respect for somebody/have a lot of respect for somebody
▪ I have great respect for Tom’s judgement.
win/earn/gain somebody’s respect
get someone’s respect
▪ With his firm handling of the dispute, he had earned the respect of his opponents.
mutual respect
when two people respect each other
▪ a relationship built on trust and mutual respect
▷ adulation /ˌædʒɑˈleɪʃ ə n/ [uncountable noun] formal
great love and admiration for someone, especially for someone famous :
▪ Harley wasn’t prepared for the fame and adulation that came with being a star athlete.
adulation of
▪ Cuba’s adulation of its aging communist leader