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- Dictionaryesteemed/ɪˈstiːmd/
adjective
- 1. held in great respect; admired: "we dined in my esteemed friend's little room"
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If you are esteemed, then people think you're a valuable person to have around, and have a lot of respect for you. If you're hosting a dinner party with a special guest, an elderly man who has traveled the world and written many books, you could introduce him as your esteemed guest.
Esteem is all about respect and admiration. If you have high self-esteem, it means you like yourself. When you say, "My esteemed colleagues," you are saying you have nothing but the highest respect for them.
noun. /ɪˈstiːm/ [uncountable] (formal) great respect and approval; a good opinion of somebody. She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. Over the years, he has earned our affection and esteem. Please accept this small gift as a token of our esteem. see also self-esteem. Extra Examples. Topics Opinion and argument c2.
Esteem is the admiration and respect that you feel towards another person. [formal] He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry. Their public esteem has never been lower. He said he retained immense regard and esteem for the prime minister. Synonyms: respect, regard, honour, consideration More Synonyms of esteem. 2. verb.
Define esteemed. esteemed synonyms, esteemed pronunciation, esteemed translation, English dictionary definition of esteemed. tr.v. es·teemed , es·teem·ing , es·teems 1. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate. 2. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to...
1. to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration. 2. to consider as of a certain value or a certain type; regard: I would esteem it a great favor. 3. Obs. to appraise.
To hold to be; consider; regard. We esteem it an honor to be invited. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. Wiktionary. Similar definitions. To look upon something in a particular way. Mary is an esteemed member of the community. Wiktionary. Synonyms: value. treasure. respect. prize.
In contemporary English, 'esteem' refers to the high regard, respect, and admiration that one person has for another, or it can also denote the positive regard in which someone holds themselves.
esteem. verb. /ɪˈstim/. (formal) (not used in the progressive tenses) Verb Forms. [usually passive] esteem somebody/something to respect and admire someone or something very much a highly esteemed scientist Many of these qualities are esteemed by managers. He was esteemed as a dedicated and imaginative scholar.
esteem. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English es‧teem1 /ɪˈstiːm/ noun [ uncountable] a feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone hold somebody in high/great esteem The critics held him in high esteem as an actor. token/mark of somebody’s esteem (=a sign of their respect) Please accept the small gift we ...
