esteem

== English == === Alternative forms === æsteem (archaic) esteeme (obsolete) === Etymology === First at end of 16th century; borrowed from Middle French estimer, borrowed from Latin aestimō. See estimate and aim, an older word, partly a doublet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈstiːm/, /əˈstiːm/ Rhymes: -iːm === Noun === esteem (usually uncountable, plural esteems) Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === esteem (third-person singular simple present esteems, present participle esteeming, simple past and past participle esteemed) To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. Synonyms: respect, revere; see also Thesaurus:revere Antonyms: contemn, despise; see also Thesaurus:despise To regard something as valuable; to prize. Synonyms: cherish, treasure, value; see also Thesaurus:hold dear Antonyms: scorn, slight To look upon something in a particular way. Synonyms: deem, find, regard; see also Thesaurus:deem 1535, Edmund Bonner, De vera obedientia by Stephen Gardiner (Preface) Thou shouldest (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. (dated) To judge; to estimate; to appraise Synonyms: assess, evaluate; see also Thesaurus:appraise ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “esteem”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Further reading === “esteem”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “esteem”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Mestee, mestee == Galician == === Verb === esteem (reintegrationist norm, less recommended) inflection of estear: third-person plural present subjunctive third-person plural imperative