Admirer Definition & Meaning

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regard, respect, esteem, admire mean to recognize the worth of a person or thing. regard is a general term that is usually qualified. he is highly regarded in the profession respect implies a considered evaluation or estimation. after many years they came to respect her views esteem implies greater warmth of feeling accompanying a high valuation. no citizen of the town was more highly esteemed admire suggests usually enthusiastic appreciation and often deep affection. a friend that I truly admire

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 on the Web The actor also flew out family and friends to come admire JoJo’s sparkling new ring in person. — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2021 Rodgers should -- and must -- be better than that, both for his teammates and for his legion of fans who admire him and even see him as a role model. — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021 Visitors can admire gorillas, leopards, lions, and forest elephants in the Congo Basin. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2021 During this cocktail hour, ’tis time to mix and a-mingle—and admire the attire of your fellow partygoers. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2021 Visitors also can admire the trees decorated by various local businesses as part of the Rocky River Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Lights event. — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2021 These are so people who want to stop and admire the view don’t block traffic on the boardwalk. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Nov. 2021 There are many who admire your work and someone who can pull some strings might reach out to you with word of an open position that's right up your alley. — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2021 Bachir, who wants nothing more than to continue grooming Mokdad’s horses and admire Nedjma from afar, suffers the most immediate backlash. — Alissa Simon, Variety, 17 Nov. 2021

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History and Etymology for admire

borrowed from Middle French admirer, Latinization of amirer "to make (little or much) of," borrowed from Latin admīrārī, ammīrārī "to regard with wonder, show esteem for," from ad- ad- + mīrārī "to be surprised, look with wonder at," derivative of mīrus, "remarkable, amazing," of uncertain origin

Note: Regarding etymology of Latin mīrus see note at smile entry 1.

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