Definition of admire | Collins English Dictionary

admire (ədˈmaɪə)

adˈmirer noun adˈmiring adjective adˈmiringly adverb

C16: from Latin admīrāri to wonder at, from ad- to, at + mīrāri to wonder, from mīrus wonderful

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= respect, value, prize, honour, praise, appreciate, esteem, approve of, revere, venerate, big up, take your hat off to have a good or high opinion of think highly of

= adore, like, love, desire, take to, go for, fancy, treasure, worship, cherish, glorify, look up to, dote on, hold dear be captivated by have an eye for find attractive idolize, take a liking to be infatuated with be enamoured of lavish affection on

= marvel at look at, appreciate, delight in gaze at wonder at be amazed by take pleasure in gape at be awed by goggle at be filled with surprise by

British English: admire If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them.All those who knew him will admire him for his work.ədˈmaɪə VERB All those who knew him will admire him for his work.
Spanish: admirar v
French: admirer vt
German: bewundern v
Chinese: 羡慕 v
Arabic: يُعْجَبُ بِـ vt
Portuguese: admirar v
Russian: восхищаться v
Croatian: diviti se v
Czech: obdivovat v
Danish: beundre v
Dutch: bewonderen v
Finnish: ihailla v
Greek: θαυμάζω v
Italian: ammirare v
Japanese: 感心する v
Korean: 칭찬하다 v
Norwegian: beundre v
Polish: podziwiać v
Brazilian Portuguese: admirar v
European Spanish: admirar v
Swedish: beundra v
Thai: ชื่นชม v
Turkish: hayranlık duymak v
Vietnamese: ngưỡng mộ v

The young could admire him, the middle-aged call on his understanding.
Murray, Stephen, Death and Transfiguration (1994)
Ms. Siegal, 37, dropped by six years ago to admire his collection of shipping containers strewn around the 20-acre Brewery site.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Jerome faces away from the audience, the more for us to admire his leg power.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
Is there an historical or contemporary figure you particularly admire or to whom you can relate?
Pete Cohen and Sten Cummins with Jennai Cox, HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002)