esteem

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 References 1.5.2 Translations 1.6 External links 1.7 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• æsteem (archaic)

[edit] Etymology

First at end of 16th century; from Middle French estimer < Latin aestimare (“‘to value, rate, weigh, estimate’”); see estimate, and aim, an older word, partly a doublet of esteem.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɛsˈtim]
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• Rhymes: -iːm

[edit] Noun

esteem (uncountable)

1. favourable regard

[edit] Derived terms

• self-esteem

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to esteem (third-person singular simple present esteems, present participle esteeming, simple past and past participle esteemed)

1. To regard someone with respect

   Esteem your elders, boy.

2. to regard something as valuable; to prize
3. to look upon something in a particular way

   Mary is an esteemed member of the community

4. (obsolete) To judge; to estimate; to appraise

   The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.

[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• esteem in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• esteem in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eeemst
• Mestee