"admire" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ədˈmaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ədˈmaɪɹ/ [General-American], /ədˈmʌɪɹ/ (note: Canada, idle-idol split) Audio: en-us-admire.ogg [US] Forms: admires [present, singular, third-person], admiring [participle, present], admired [participle, past], admired [past]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from ad + mīror (“wonder at”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)mey-}}, {{bor|en|frm|admirer}} Middle French admirer, {{der|en|la|admīror}} Latin admīror, {{m|la|ad}} ad, {{m|la|mīror|t=wonder at}} mīror (“wonder at”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} admire (third-person singular simple present admires, present participle admiring, simple past and past participle admired)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-admire-en-verb-YOrU4NSq
  2. (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight. Tags: transitive Translations (regard with wonder and delight): admiroj (Albanian), عَجَبَ (ʕajaba) (Arabic), захапля́цца (zaxapljácca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), възхища́вам се (vǎzhištávam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), любува́м се (ljubuvám se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), ammirai (Campidanese Sardinian), admirar (Catalan), ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎦ (asquanigosga) (Cherokee), 佩服 (pèifu) (Chinese Mandarin), 欣賞 (Chinese Mandarin), 欣赏 (xīnshǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), obdivovat [imperfective] (Czech), beundre (Danish), bewonderen (Dutch), aanbidden (Dutch), ihailla (Finnish), admirer (French), admirar (Galician), ammirià (Gallurese), bewundern (German), verehren (German), hochschätzen (German), θαυμάζω (thavmázo) (Greek), הֶעֱרִיץ (he'eríts) (Hebrew), csodál (Hungarian), admirar (Ido), ammirare (Italian), 感心する (kanshin suru) (alt: かんしんする) (Japanese), 존경하다 (jon'gyeonghada) (Korean), 감탄하다 (gamtanhada) (Korean), 칭찬하다 (chingchanhada) (Korean), admīror (Latin), suspiciō (Latin), apbrīnot (Latvian), се восхи́тува (se voshítuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), ammira (Maltese), miharo (Maori), whakamiha (Maori), whakamīharo (Maori), rāhiri (Maori), whakamanahau (Maori), ad·amraigedar (Old Irish), aata (Pitcairn-Norfolk), podziwiać [imperfective] (Polish), zachwycać się [imperfective] (Polish), admirować [imperfective, literary] (Polish), admirar (Portuguese), восхища́ться (vosxiščátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), восторга́ться (vostorgátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), любова́ться (ljubovátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), ammirare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), ammirà (Sassarese), admirar (Spanish), beundra (Swedish), ชม (chom) (Thai), hayran olmak (Turkish), bayılmak [colloquial] (Turkish), захо́плюватися (zaxópljuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), khâm phục (Vietnamese), stunidön (Volapük), edmygu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-admire-en-verb-20nakBCh Disambiguation of 'regard with wonder and delight': 2 87 7 3 1
  3. (transitive) To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-admire-en-verb-w0L7uzdZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 46 5 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 4 40 6 47
  4. (transitive) To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-admire-en-verb-BpWoPJMQ
  5. (US, dialectal, rare) To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.) Tags: US, dialectal, rare
    Sense id: en-admire-en-verb-en:be_enthusiastic_about Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 46 5 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 4 40 6 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: admirable, admirate, admiration, admirative, admiredly, admiree, admirer, unadmired Related terms: admirably, admiratively, mirate, miration, mirative, mirativity

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          "word": "bewundern"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "verehren"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "hochschätzen"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "thavmázo",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "θαυμάζω"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "he'eríts",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "הֶעֱרִיץ"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "lang": "Old Irish",
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          "word": "ad·amraigedar"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "ammirare"
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          "alt": "かんしんする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kanshin suru",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "感心する"
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          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jon'gyeonghada",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "존경하다"
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          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gamtanhada",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "감탄하다"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chingchanhada",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "칭찬하다"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "admīror"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "suspiciō"
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          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "apbrīnot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "se voshítuva",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "се восхи́тува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "ammira"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "miharo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "whakamiha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "whakamīharo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "rāhiri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "whakamanahau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "pih",
          "lang": "Pitcairn-Norfolk",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "aata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "podziwiać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "zachwycać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "admirować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "admirar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vosxiščátʹsja",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "восхища́ться"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vostorgátʹsja",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "восторга́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljubovátʹsja",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "любова́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "ammirai"
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          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
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          "lang": "Sassarese",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "ammirà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "admirar"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "beundra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "chom",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "ชม"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "hayran olmak"
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          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
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          "word": "bayılmak"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zaxópljuvatysja",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "захо́плюватися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "khâm phục"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 87 7 3 1",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "stunidön"
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          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
          "word": "edmygu"
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      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎦ"
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      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "佩服"
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      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "欣賞"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīnshǎng",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
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      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
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      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
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    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "ammirai"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "ammirare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "ammirà"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "admirar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "beundra"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chom",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "ชม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "hayran olmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "bayılmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaxópljuvatysja",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "захо́плюватися"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "khâm phục"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "stunidön"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "regard with wonder and delight",
      "word": "edmygu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "admire"
}

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