I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hold sb/sth in high esteem/regard (= respect them very much )
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As an educationalist, he was held in very high esteem.
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Romsey earned high praise from his boss.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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With great esteem Yr most faithful &038; Obdt.Sert.
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At college he was held in great affection and esteem by his fellow students.
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There is also through the training strategy an attempt to give this work greater dignity and esteem .
high
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Dudley was recalled in 1587, and, despite his abysmal failures, was held in high esteem at court once again.
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We held him in high esteem and placed complete confidence in him.
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But during her short acting career, Brown was held in high esteem by the theatrical fraternity in Northern Ireland.
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His firm had long claimed to hold the qualities of individual initiative and independent thinking in highest esteem .
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A response indicating high self esteem was coded as 2, low self esteem 0, and not sure or missing 1.
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I had high esteem for his skills.
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As kids, loyal pals, as men now, they justify the respect and high esteem given them.
low
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Universities have hardly ever been held in lower esteem .
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I think she has low self- esteem .
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A response indicating high self esteem was coded as 2, low self esteem 0, and not sure or missing 1.
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It was yet another instance of how low in his esteem she stood.
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The miller down the ages has made his own peculiar contribution to the low esteem in which he was held.
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So the union - and the game - are held in low esteem at present.
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Low morale means low esteem and that reflects in quality of work and output of staff.
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And yet this is happening at a moment when the leaders in question stand exceptionally low in public esteem .
public
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Riding winners was the only way he knew how to re-establish his self-worth, let alone his public esteem .
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As the wrangling has stretched into the new year, Clinton has moved up some in public esteem .
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And yet this is happening at a moment when the leaders in question stand exceptionally low in public esteem .
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Martial acts might also be more dramatic or better recorded for wider public esteem .
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Thus, perhaps not surprisingly, medicine and medical practitioners still enjoy considerable public esteem .
social
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All this, however, in the search for social esteem and personal uniqueness.
■ VERB
hold
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Dudley was recalled in 1587, and, despite his abysmal failures, was held in high esteem at court once again.
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We held him in high esteem and placed complete confidence in him.
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But during her short acting career, Brown was held in high esteem by the theatrical fraternity in Northern Ireland.
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Universities have hardly ever been held in lower esteem .
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Those two aspects mean that a small number of people can be members and they are held in some esteem .
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He became special assistant to Syme for five years and was held in high esteem by his master and mentor.
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So the union - and the game - are held in low esteem at present.
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He is held in the highest esteem by all who know him.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In order to be elected, you've got to attract the support and esteem of the population.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A response indicating high self esteem was coded as 2, low self esteem 0, and not sure or missing 1.
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As the wrangling has stretched into the new year, Clinton has moved up some in public esteem .
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At present rubies vary greatly in esteem according to their colour and source.
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But during her short acting career, Brown was held in high esteem by the theatrical fraternity in Northern Ireland.
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It enables people to develop new skills which may enhance confidence and self esteem .
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It may be that you do not recognise the deep-seated reasons why you hold some animals in higher esteem than others.
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Prestige A further perceived interest relates to the esteem in which a country is held.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
highly
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One reason why chalcedony has been so highly esteemed is that it lends itself to a variety of decorative treatments.
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True ivory is one of the few substances to have been highly esteemed for symbolic purposes wherever it could be obtained.
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Such craftsmen were considered more than mere artisans, and their products, especially set in seal rings, were highly esteemed .
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The Piaroa view the arrogant and dominating character, which the Shavante would highly esteem in a mature male, as odious.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The Church teaches people to esteem others more than themselves.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After Cameron, it was wonderful to be so esteemed, so cosseted.
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He was attentive but impersonal, and esteemed rather than loved.
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I thought that Scripture told me to esteem others more than myself.
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The Piaroa view the arrogant and dominating character, which the Shavante would highly esteem in a mature male, as odious.