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What does respect mean?
Definitions in simple English

respect Verb

— Respect is to treat someone in a considerate, genuine and nice manner or to treat one thing or one person with highest regard. He always respects my feelings. — When someone respects a thing or a person it means they follow rules and don't touch things they shouldn't touch. Please respect things that belong to other people when you're in their house.

respect Noun

— If you have respect for someone, that means you have high regard for them; you are considerate towards them. I have great respect for all of my classmates.

respect

— noun (usually preceded by 'in') a detail or point it differs in that respect — verb (= prize, prise) regard highly; think much of I respect his judgement We prize his creativity — noun (= esteem) an attitude of admiration or esteem she lost all respect for him — noun (= esteem, regard) the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded) it is held in esteem a man who has earned high regard — verb (= honor, honour) show respect towards honor your parents! — noun (= deference) a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard his deference to her wishes was very flattering be sure to give my respects to the dean — noun (= obedience) behavior intended to please your parents their children were never very strong on obedience he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes — noun (= regard) a feeling of friendship and esteem she mistook his manly regard for love he inspires respect — noun (= deference) courteous regard for people's feelings in deference to your wishes out of respect for his privacy

Synonyms respect synonyms

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respect English » English

esteem honour regard honor reverence revere deference venerate value admire veneration worship consideration awe prize observe dignity respectfulness praise look up to courtesy appreciate abide by obey obeisance homage heed adore care for salute relation prestige politeness pay attention to mind estimation aspect appreciation admiration show consideration for prise love follow distinction consider care bow uphold trust thoughtfulness

Topics respect topics

What do people use respect to talk about?
Social behavior Behavior

Admire someone
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Pleased with
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Self-esteem
Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud
Social behavior Authority

Honor
Social behavior Authority Honor

Lack respect
Grammar Very

Completely

Conjugation respect conjugation

How do you conjugate respect?

respect · verb

Examples respect examples

How do I use respect in a sentence?

Simple sentences

We must have respect for tradition.
Don't you think we deserve Tom's respect?
I used to respect Tom.
He raised his hat as a token of respect.
Have a respect for all living beings.
To be quiet in class is to respect other people's sleep.
I respect you for what you have done.
Discussion is based upon mutual respect.
We have to respect local customs.
With respect to that, I agree with you.
In that respect, my opinion differs from yours.
In that respect, I agree with you completely.
The statesman is worthy of respect.
You cannot respect such a great man too much.
With respect to these letters, I think the best thing is to burn them.
We should respect our parents.
This table is fine except in one respect - it will not fit into my room.
The former is inferior to the latter in some respect.
We must respect individual liberty.

Movie subtitles

I have no intention to respect you as this town's Magistrate, either!
All due respect, you have no idea what I'm going through.
I'm just asking you to please respect that and leave me the hell alone.
All due respect, Commandant, this base is in L.A. County, so when somebody's killed in L.A., it is very much in our jurisdiction.
Him continuing to chase after me is a terrible decision, which makes me respect him even less.
With all due respect, I wish you'd gotten life.
Out of respect for Hayley.
Really. - All due respect, I've been through this before.
Now, if that has changed, Dr Varma, then we must respect that choice too.
And I respect the law.
With all due respect to a lady.
Do not give up hope that one day. you will again consider me worthy of your respect.
All witches had to show the Devil their respect by kissing his behind.
So I rather go back to my old life. - I respect your choice. but I'm not sure you. really understand what you are about to give up to.
The only thing Arabs respect is strength.
France is willing to respect your freedom. - If you stop the war. - It's not up to me.
With all due respect, I'm not sure I'd like to join the hunt.
Violence is the only thing Arabs respect.
The children are teased at school because they're Muslim and the salesgirls don't respect me.
I'm fighting for you, the children and the Algerians, so people will respect your religion, values and the color of your skin.
These darn nomads don't respect private property.
Muslims respect Jesus Christ. And cherish the Virgin Mary. Welcome, gentlemen.
All due respect, I've been through this before.
The provisional Government. shall be fully observing the obligations undertook in respect of our allies.
Diplomacy demands mutual respect.
In deed as well! You only respect the form!
Scott can respect their situation, and knows that, you know, the offer at hand of them becoming a werewolf sounds like a really cool thing, but knows that it just is not. It'll mess up their life.
But season two kind of grows this mutual respect in a way.
I'm only showing respect to my elders.
With all due respect you must be the one to sit on the throne.
The locals all have a deep affection for him, based on respect and gratitude.
Will you kindly respect my gray hair?
I have every intention of treating Miss Arnold with the all respect she's entitled to.
Respect them or not, as you will.
But you must respect his position.

News and current affairs

If so, then a key condition must be the self-respect that comes from working things out for ourselves, individually and collectively.
This self-respect is fostered by organizations and institutions that can likewise stand on their own feet, building on the best of their own cultural traditions.
Development as now practiced often fails because it does not build on a country's unique strengths, respect its social traditions, or foster the autonomy necessary to develop indigenous leaders and enterprises.
But, rather than earning him the respect of an outraged Egyptian public, revelations in the opposition press that his plane had to obtain a safe passage and authority to land from the Israelis garnered only howls of derision.
The proper economic policy was to teach people to venerate the throne (so that they would respect property), the paternal hearth (so that they would not marry imprudently young), and the religious altar (so that they would fear pre-marital sex).
In this respect, it succeeded, though at great human cost.
There is high respect for the concept of rule of, by, and for the people, as well as for the US Constitution's guarantee of freedom of expression.
Sometimes they respect the adviser's wisdom and insights (fairly rare in diplomacy).
Serious economists whom I respect enormously find themselves taking strong positions on opposite sides of this debate.
In this respect, the mode of fiscal reforms is fundamentally important.
They certainly did little to build respect for the rule of law.
If, say, North Korea is willing to respect international standards of economic behavior, it could be invited to join the International Monetary Fund.
Recently, a desire for greater political respect has spurred Islamic nations to invest in technology, which is most visible in Pakistani and Iranian nuclear ambitions.
More meaningful is the respect that comes from incubating insights, rather than the products of past discoveries.
Here, too, it makes sense to have the ECB in charge as a neutral arbiter with respect to these opposing interests.
In this respect, India more resembles the France with which Sarkozy wants to make a clean break than the current one.
They are the incarnation of modernity, animated by a yearning for simple dignity and respect.
In this respect, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) constitutes an edifying example.
Timing is also an issue, especially with respect to saving incentives.
Medvedev's assessment attested to his understanding that Russia's problems are rooted in its politics - in the degradation of the ruling party, in the absence of a real opposition, and in the lack of respect for the rights of political minorities.
From his words it appears that he was equally conscious of not getting the proper respect due to a distinguished Harvard professor and media celebrity.
These ideals - respect for human rights and human dignity, and the responsibility of citizens to ensure that their governments respect those rights - represent humanity's highest aspirations.
China has changed a great deal in the last century, but it has remained the same in one respect: it is still ruled by a religious concept of politics.

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