admire
verb (used with object)
to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
admires
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present tense formof admire (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Speaking at a conference in Tel Aviv, Eisenkot said he "admires" Trump "but Israel is a democratic country, only Israelis can choose their leaders".
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Brydon also spoke about another writing duo he admires - his fellow Gavin and Stacey cast mates Ruth Jones and James Corden.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The obvious gem of the collection is the attention-getting title story, about the Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro, who died in 2024 — and whose complex, layered short fiction Aviv admires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Macron invited him to a formal dinner to be held at the one place Trump admires most in the world, other than Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower: the Palace of Versailles.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
“Major de Coverley is a noble and wonderful person, and everyone admires him.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
