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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Maria admires the courage that it took for her sister to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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
He admires him, but there is a quiet stubbornness in how he frames his own ambition.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Dressed in form-fitting suits with eye-catching colors, de la Espriella cuts the figure of one of the politicians he most openly admires: Nayib Bukele.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
I know how much my brother Salvador admires you.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
