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admire
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin adm?ror, from ad + m?ror (“wonder at”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?ma??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?ma??/
- Hyphenation: ad?mire
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
Verb
admire (third-person singular simple present admires, present participle admiring, simple past and past participle admired)
- (obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
- 1640, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State
- examples rather to be admired than imitated
- 1640, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State
- (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
- (transitive) To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
- (transitive) To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.
- (US, dialectal, rare) To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)
- 1976, Field & Stream, page 10:
- And I'd admire seeing this creek become a sort of stopping place for geese of one sort and another.
- 2002, Jack Jones, Iron Spur (?ISBN), page 37:
- “I hope you do. I'd admire seeing a lot of you.” They made camp down at the creek. Will spread her blanket not too far from his. “Well, aren't you a lady's man.” “Why do you say that?”
- 1976, Field & Stream, page 10:
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Merida, Mérida, admier, mierda, raimed
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad?mire/
- Hyphenation: ad?mi?re
- Rhymes: -ire
Adverb
admire
- admiringly
French
Verb
admire
- first-person singular present indicative of admirer
- third-person singular present indicative of admirer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of admirer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of admirer
- second-person singular imperative of admirer
Anagrams
- damier, médira, merdai, Mérida
Portuguese
Verb
admire
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of admirar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of admirar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of admirar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of admirar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ad?mire]
Verb
admire
- third-person singular present subjunctive of admira
- third-person plural present subjunctive of admira
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?ma?r/
Verb
admire (third-person singular present admires, present participle admirin, past admired, past participle admired)
- to admire, marvel at
- to surprise, astonish
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad?mi?e/, [að??mi.?e]
Verb
admire
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of admirar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of admirar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of admirar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of admirar.
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admirability
English
Etymology
From Latin adm?r?bilit?s
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ædm????b?l?ti/
Noun
admirability (usually uncountable, plural admirabilities)
- That quality which produces admiration or wonder
Related terms
- admirable
- admiration
- admire
Translations
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