respect (someone or something) as (something)
respect (someone or something) as (something)
To have a feeling of deferential admiration, esteem, or appreciation for someone or something as a particular kind of person or thing. I really respect him as an author, but he just an insufferable jerk in person. You can't help but respect the film as a technical achievement, with effects that are far more impressive than anything we've ever witnessed before.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
respect someone as something
to admire someone as something. I respect you as a friend and supervisor. We respected them all as colleagues and coworkers.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- respect as
- respecting
- respect for
- respect (someone or something) for (something)
- hold (someone) in high esteem
- in awe of, be
- be in awe (of someone or something)
- stand in awe
- stand in awe (of someone or something)
- not think much of (someone or something)