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Webster 1913 Edition
Admire
Ad-mire′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Admired
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Admiring
.] [F.
admirer
, fr. L. admirari
; ad
+ mirari
to wonder, for smirari
, akin to Gr. [GREEK] to smile, Skr. smi
, and E. smile
.] 1.
To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
[Archaic]
Examples rather to be
admired
than imitated. Fuller.
2.
To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly;
as, to
. admire
a person of high moral worth, to admire
a landscapeAdmired
as heroes and as gods obeyed. Pope.
☞ Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct.
Syn. – To esteem; approve; delight in.
Ad-mire′
,Verb.
I.
To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; – sometimes with at.
To wonder at Pharaoh, and even
admire
at myself. Fuller.
Webster 1828 Edition
Admire
ADMI'RE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To regard with wonder or surprise, mingled with approbation, esteem, reverence or affection.When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and be admired in all them that love him. 2Thes. 1.
This word has been used in an ill sense, but seems now correctly restricted to the sense here given, and implying something great, rare or excellent, in the object admired.
2.
To regard with affection; a familiar term for to love greatly.ADMI'RE
,Verb.
I.
To admire at sometimes implies disapprobation.
Definition 2024
Admire
admire
admire
English
Verb
admire (third-person singular simple present admires, present participle admiring, simple past and past participle admired)
- (obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.4:
- The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].
- Fuller
- examples rather to be admired than imitated
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.4:
- (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
- (transitive) to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;
- (transitive) to estimate or prize highly.
- to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape
Derived terms
terms derived from admire
Related terms
Translations
regard with wonder and delight
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Anagrams
French
Verb
admire
- first-person singular present indicative of admirer
- third-person singular present indicative of admirer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of admirer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of admirer
- second-person singular imperative of admirer
Anagrams
Portuguese
Verb
admire
- first-person singular present subjunctive of admirar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of admirar
- first-person singular imperative of admirar
- third-person singular imperative of admirar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [adˈmire]
Verb
admire
- third-person singular subjunctive form of admira.
- third-person plural subjunctive form of admira.
Spanish
Verb
admire