respect (someone or something) for (something)
respect (someone or something) for (something)
1. noun A feeling of deferential admiration, esteem, or appreciation for someone or something. I have a huge amount of respect for my parents now that I'm a parent myself. You've got to have respect for a company that can create such revolutionary products.
2. verb To have a feeling of deferential admiration, esteem, or appreciation for someone or something because of a particular reason or aspect. I really respect you for how you handled that bully in class today. The engineer respected the machine for its ingenious design.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
respect someone for something
to admire someone for something. I really respect George for his courage. Mary respected the company for its fine products.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- respect for
- respecting
- respect (someone or something) as (something)
- respect as
- in respect to
- in respect to (someone or something)
- bummer
- high
- high, wide, and handsome
- wear (one's) apron high