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Definition of admire
admired
;admiring
transitive verb
1 : to feel respect and approval for (someone or something) : to regard with admiration They all admired her courage.
2 archaic : to marvel at
intransitive verb
dialect : to like very much … I would admire to know why not … — A. H. Lewis
admirer
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Examples of admire in a Sentence
We gazed out the window and admired the scenery.
I admire the way you handled such a touchy situation.
Recent Examples of admire from the Web
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Veil, widely admired in France, will become just the fifth woman laid to rest in the grand mausoleum.
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The features that people admire in men are a point of criticism in women.
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Actress Alicia Vikander, meanwhile, attended the annual party of jewelry house Bulgari — admiring the panoramic view on top of Galeries Lafayette department store in central Paris.
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The snug kitchen is open to the restaurant, allowing diners to admire the wood burning oven, grill and hearth.
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Prado, who played 37 games for the Yankees in 2014, is well-respected and admired by the Yankee front office for his leadership skills.
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Kris Yenbamroong, chef of this Silver Lake restaurant and the original Night + Market in West Hollywood, seems to have found all of them for one of the city’s most admired natural wine lists.
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The singer-songwriter, who plays the Southgate House Sunday, continued to scratch out a living, more admired by his peers than embraced by the music-buying public.
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The previous crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, the king's nephew and a counter-terrorism chief admired in Washington for putting down an al Qaeda campaign of bombings in 2003-06, was relieved of all his posts, according to the decree.
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Origin and Etymology of admire
Middle French admirer, to marvel at, from Latin admirari, from ad- + mirari to wonder, from mirus astonishing
Synonym Discussion of admire
ADMIRE Defined for Kids
admire
playDefinition of admire for Students
admired
;admiring
: to think very highly of : feel admiration for
admirer
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