esteem (English) - Vocabulary & GRE App

esteem

EN • English

//ɪˈstiːm//

Direct German Translations & Equivalents:

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[DE]Achtung [DE]Ansehen [DE]Wertschätzung [DE]schätzen [DE]achten

Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections

Key Verb Forms & Inflections

Third-person singular (he/she/it):esteems

Present Participle (-ing):esteeming

Past Participle:esteemed

Simple Past:esteemed

Definitions & Usage

noun

Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.

Example: “We hold her in high esteem.”

Translations:[DE]Achtung [DE]Ansehen [DE]Wertschätzung

verb

To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.

Synonyms:

respect revere honor idolize lay store by look up to prize hallow

Translations:[DE]schätzen [DE]ansehen [DE]achten

verb

To regard something as valuable; to prize.

Synonyms:

cherish treasure value appreciate bedear hold dear prize think much of

verb

To look upon something in a particular way.

Example: “Thou shouldest (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence.”

Synonyms:

deem find regard account appraise count see censure

verb

(dated) To judge; to estimate; to appraise

Example: “The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.”

Synonyms:

assess evaluate appraise apprise apprize judge price prize

Notable Literary & Historical Quotes

“Will he esteem thy riches?”

— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 36:19:

“You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it.”

— 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:

“Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.”

— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 32:15: