admire
$ \mathrm{admire}
verb
/ədˈmaɪə(r)/
1 to respect somebody for what they have done or to respect their qualities
admire somebody/something I really admire your enthusiasm.
Her work was much admired by critics.
You have to admire the way he handled the situation.
Actually, I greatly admire and respect him.
admire somebody/something for something The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.
admire somebody for doing something I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.
Collocations
adverb
deeplyenormouslygreatly…
verb + admire
have to
preposition
aboutfor
phrases
be generally admiredbe widely admiredcan’t help admiring…
2 admire something to look at something and think that it is attractive and/or impressive
He stood back to admire his handiwork.
I've just been admiring your new car.
Let’s just sit and admire the view.
Collocations
verb + admire
pause tostop tostand back to…
Word Origin
late 16th cent.: from Latin admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder’.