respect
verb/rɪˈspekt/
/rɪˈspekt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they respect | /rɪˈspekt/ /rɪˈspekt/ |
| he / she / it respects | /rɪˈspekts/ /rɪˈspekts/ |
| past simple respected | /rɪˈspektɪd/ /rɪˈspektɪd/ |
| past participle respected | /rɪˈspektɪd/ /rɪˈspektɪd/ |
| -ing form respecting | /rɪˈspektɪŋ/ /rɪˈspektɪŋ/ |
- (not usually used in the progressive tenses) respect somebody/something to have a very good opinion of somebody/something; to admire somebody/something
- I respect Jack's opinion on most subjects.
- She was a much loved and highly respected teacher.
- respect somebody/something for something She had always been honest with me, and I respect her for that.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb1, Opinion and argumentb1- She is someone I hugely admire and respect.
- She is widely respected as a politician.
- He is respected among his peers as an educator.
- She was much respected for her knowledge of herbs.
- WWF is internationally respected for its conservation work.
- The organization's work is universally respected.
- As a psychologist, his work was known and respected throughout the world.
- Jon is hugely respected by everyone who works with him.
- His passion for the sport is greatly respected.
- Your judgement is something I deeply respect.
- I really respected the fact that she asked for permission.
- He wrote an article for the respected journal Science.
- The author is an internationally respected scholar.
- She is a well respected political journalist and her views should be taken seriously.
- respected village elders
- a highly respected doctor
- I don't agree with her, but I respect her for sticking to her principles.
- Hamilton was respected for his encyclopedic knowledge of the baseball's history.
- I respect you for your honesty.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- greatly
- really
- …
- as
- for
- be highly respected
- be much respected
- be very respected
- …
- respect something to be careful about something; to make sure you do not do something that might be considered wrong
- Employers must respect employees' privacy.
- to respect other people’s property
- I respect your right to disagree.
- She promised to respect our wishes.
Extra Examples- He doesn't respect other people's right to privacy.
- Her daughters failed to respect her last wishes.
- Racist language is offensive and fails to respect the dignity of all people.
- We respect intellectual freedom and freedom of speech.
- They deeply respect the planet and all life on it.
- He respects jazz tradition but is not interested in mere revivalism.
- The renovation project respected the historic integrity of the original building.
- He recognises and respects the rich diversity of cultural difference.
- The curriculum clearly makes an effort to respect different cultures and languages.
- The government must respect the autonomy of the voluntary sector.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- promise to
- undertake to
- fail to
- …
- a duty to respect something
- failure to respect something
- respect something to agree not to break a law, principle, etc.
- The new leader has promised to respect the constitution.
- The government has promised to respect human rights.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justiceb1- There is an obligation to respect the sovereignty of the host nation.
- They say they just want everyone to respect copyright laws.
- Sometimes you just have to respect the law.
- an agreement between the three great powers to respect Polish territorial integrity
- We just love playing without having to respect any rules.
- Their approach respects the basic sustainable principle of recycling rather than replacing.
- Natural disasters do not respect national boundaries.
- We need business models that respect the natural laws of the digital world.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- promise to
- undertake to
- fail to
- …
- a duty to respect something
- failure to respect something
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin respectus, from the verb respicere ‘look back at, regard’, from re- ‘back’ + specere ‘look at’.
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