- 1[usually passive] esteem somebody/something to respect and admire someone or something very much a highly esteemed scientist Many of these qualities are esteemed by managers. He was esteemed as a dedicated and imaginative scholar. This rose is esteemed among connoisseurs for its color and scent.
- 2esteem somebody/something + noun (old-fashioned) (formal) to think of someone or something in a particular way She was esteemed the perfect novelist.
esteem
verbNAmE//ɪˈstim//
(formal) (not used in the progressive tenses)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they esteem he / she / it esteems
past simple esteemed
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