What does admire mean

Word in Definition. Princeton's WordNet 4. Wiktionary 4. Webster Dictionary 5. Freebase 5. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary 0. Matched Categories Look. How to pronounce admire? Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. Daniel British. Libby British. Mia British. Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian.

Veena Indian. Priya Indian. Neerja Indian. Zira US English. Oliver British. To marvel at something. Often used with at. Examples rather to be admired than imitated. To like or wish. To estimate or prize highly. Origin of admire. Admire Sentence Examples. I admire the effort and sacrifice you put into it. I admire your spirit and your passion. I admire your courage.

The dining room was for the souls of the locals, who could admire the desert more conveniently than find a good meal. I greatly admire his character, but he positively could not have made his way along the fire trenches I inspected yesterday.

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