(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Esteem is the admiration and respect that you feel towards another person. (FORMAL)
He is held in high ~ by colleagues in the construction industry...
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you ~ someone or something, you respect or admire them. (FORMAL)
I greatly ~ your message in the midst of our hard struggle.
VERB: V n
3.
see also self-~