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| es·teem [ i stm ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle es·teemed, present participle es·teem·ing, 3rd person present singular es·teems) |
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1. value somebody or something highly: to have a high regard for somebody or something
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2. regard something in particular way: to consider something or somebody as having a particular quality
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formal
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  esteem it a privilege
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noun |
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1. high regard: a high opinion and appreciation of somebody or something
a relationship based on mutual esteem
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2. valuation: judgment or estimation of the worth of somebody or something
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| [Early 16th century. Via French estimer "to value" < Latin aestimare "estimate, assess"] |
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