admire

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Verb 2.2 Anagrams 3 Romanian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French amirer, later from French admirer or Latin admirari, which comes from ad- + mirari "to wonder".

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ/ IPA: RP /ədˈmaɪə/

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• Rhymes: -aɪə(r)

[edit] Verb

to admire (third-person singular simple present admires, present participle admiring, simple past and past participle admired)

1. (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight;
2. (transitive) to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;
3. (transitive) to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.

[edit] Derived terms

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• admirably

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: adeimr
• Mérida

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

admire

1. first-person singular present indicative of admirer.
2. third-person singular present indicative of admirer.
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of admirer.
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of admirer.
5. second-person singular imperative of admirer.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: adeimr
• damier
• médira
• merdai
• Mérida

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [adˈmire]

[edit] Verb

admire

1. third-person singular subjunctive form of admira.
2. third-person plural subjunctive form of admira.