I.
noun
1 admiration
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , deep , enormous , great , high , profound , tremendous
▪ grudging
▪ mutual
▪
a relationship based on mutual ~
▪ new , new-found
▪ healthy
▪ genuine
VERB + RESPECT
▪ feel , have , hold sb in
▪
She held him in considerable ~.
▪ command , earn (sb) , gain (sb) , garner ( esp. AmE ), get , inspire , win (sb)
▪
a society in which age commands great ~
▪ demand , deserve
▪ lose
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
He felt a grudging ~ for her talents as an organizer.
2 respectful behaviour/behavior
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , utmost
▪ little
▪ due , proper
▪
the ~ due to his great age
▪ decent ( AmE )
▪ equal
VERB + RESPECT
▪ accord sb/sth , pay (sb/sth) , show (sb/sth) , treat sb/sth with
▪
the ~ accorded to her memory
▪
He treats his grandparents with great ~.
▪
The chainsaw is a dangerous tool—it should be treated with ~. ( esp. BrE )
▪ want
PREPOSITION
▪ out of ~
▪
We observed a minute's silence out of ~ for the disaster victims.
▪ with ~
▪
With all due ~, I think you've misunderstood what he said.
PHRASES
▪ a lack of ~
▪
to show a lack of ~ for authority
▪ a mark of ~ , a sign of ~ , a token of ~
3 detail/point
ADJECTIVE
▪ certain
▪ different
▪ crucial , important , key , significant
▪ material
VERB + RESPECT
▪ differ in
▪
There was one ~, however, in which they differed.
▪ be alike in , be identical in , be similar in , resemble sth in
PREPOSITION
▪ in … ~
▪
The report is accurate in all material ~s.
▪ in ~ of (= concerning)
▪
A writ was served on the company in ~ of their unpaid bill.
▪ with ~ to (= concerning)
▪
The two groups were similar with ~ to income and status.
PHRASES
▪ in all, many, some, several, etc. ~s , in every ~
▪
In many ~s she is like her mother.
▪
The marriage was a disaster in every ~.
▪ in this ~
▪
In this ~ he cannot be criticized.
II.
verb
1 admire sb/sth
ADVERB
▪ deeply , greatly , really , very much
▪ truly
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
She is widely ~ed as a politician.
▪ for
▪
She was much ~ed for her knowledge of herbs.
PHRASES
▪ be highly ~ed , be much ~ed , be very ~ed , be well ~ed
▪
a highly ~ed doctor
▪ be internationally ~ed , be universally , be widely ~ed
▪
WWF is internationally ~ed for its conservation work.
2 pay attention to sth
ADVERB
▪ fully
VERB + RESPECT
▪ promise to , undertake to ( esp. BrE )
▪
The government has promised to ~ human rights.
▪ fail to
▪
Her daughters failed to ~ her last wishes.
PHRASES
▪ a duty to ~ sth
▪ failure to ~ sth
Respect is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ authority , ↑ belief , ↑ confidentiality , ↑ custom , ↑ decision , ↑ dignity , ↑ diversity , ↑ father , ↑ judgement , ↑ law , ↑ limit , ↑ point of view , ↑ privacy , ↑ religion , ↑ right , ↑ sovereignty , ↑ tradition , ↑ view , ↑ wish