esteem
to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration: I esteem him for his honesty.
to consider as of a certain value or of a certain type; regard: I esteem it worthless.
Obsolete. to set a value on; appraise.
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard: to hold a person in esteem.
Archaic. opinion or judgment; estimation; valuation.
Origin of esteem
1synonym study For esteem
Other words for esteem
Opposites for esteem
Other words from esteem
- pre·es·teem, verb (used with object)
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How to use esteem in a sentence
Well-known across the Spanish-speaking world, Colombian comic Santiago Rivas’ political satire is held in high esteem.
The trouble is that the general social esteem in which people hold science makes it natural for them to make an unhelpful assumption.
How to Make Sense of Contradictory Science Papers - Issue 100: Outsiders | Haixin Dang & Liam Kofi Bright | June 2, 2021 | NautilusThis is important because “high public esteem has helped protect the tech industry from critics and regulators, but that shield is weakening,” write Ina Fried and Mike Allen for Axios.
Supreme Court sides with Google and why you should advertise at the point of purchase; Tuesday’s daily brief | Carolyn Lyden | April 6, 2021 | Search Engine LandThe team was coached by Caleb Martin, a skier from Telluride, Colorado, who held Cummings in high esteem.
That’s the story Gershom Gorenberg restores to memory and esteem in “War of Shadows,” a masterpiece of scholarship and synthesis that also reads like a thriller.
Forgotten spies who fought the Nazis in the Middle East | Jonathan Kirsch | February 12, 2021 | Washington Post
As the director of Freedom Now, I hold Intigam Aliyev in high esteem and have long respected his work as a human-rights lawyer.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut beneath all the shiny esteem, the 25-year-old Wright led a seedy double life.
Around the world, they are held in high esteem, paid professional wages, and often granted tenure in their jobs.
How Maurice Tomlinson Was Outed in Jamaica—and Forced Into Exile | Jay Michaelson | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce a girl's self-esteem is crushed, the effects are far reaching and long lasting.
To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls | Michele Moloney-Kitts | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut before the former First Lady left the Obama Administration, the Tanzanian Ambassador wanted to give her a token of esteem.
Meditation Rugs, Swords, and Horse Head Fiddles: The Strangest Gifts Given to Government Bigwigs | Ben Jacobs | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNobody had held his brother in any less esteem for this connection; it was quite the way in the country.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonTo suddenly discover oneself proficient where failure had been feared increases self esteem and adds to the sum of happiness.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowMonsieur de Garnache, if you have no friend at hand to act for you, I shall esteem myself honoured.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThe good character of the Irish railways was thus re-established, and they again held their rightful place in public esteem.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThis slight acquaintance with the nobility of France did not, however, elevate them in her esteem.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for esteem
/ (ɪˈstiːm) /
to have great respect or high regard for: to esteem a colleague
formal to judge or consider; deem: to esteem an idea improper
high regard or respect; good opinion
archaic judgment; opinion
Origin of esteem
1Derived forms of esteem
- esteemed, adjective
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