admire
[ ad-mahyuhr ]
/ ædˈmaɪər /
verb (used with object), ad·mired, ad·mir·ing.
to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
to regard with wonder or surprise (usually used ironically or sarcastically): I admire your audacity.
verb (used without object), ad·mired, ad·mir·ing.
to feel or express admiration.
Dialect. to take pleasure; like or desire: I would admire to go.
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Idioms
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire: He's admiring of his brother's farm.
Origin of admire
1580–90; < Latin admīrārī, equivalent to ad- ad- + mīrārī (in Medieval Latin mīrāre) to wonder at, admire
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British Dictionary definitions for admire
admire
/ (ədˈmaɪə) /
verb (tr)
to regard with esteem, respect, approval, or pleased surprise
archaic to wonder at
Derived Forms
admirer, nounadmiring, adjectiveadmiringly, adverbWord Origin for admire
C16: from Latin admīrāri to wonder at, from ad- to, at + mīrāri to wonder, from mīrus wonderful
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