esteem
verb (used with object)
to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration.
had esteemed
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past perfectof esteem.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He told her of his escapades, of how lightly he had esteemed them when they occurred and how heavily they bore upon him now.
From Running Sands by Reginald Wright Kauffman
A father, a Jesuit, who had esteemed me much, wrote to me in like manner.
From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
Mr. Woodbourne, knowing that his wife had esteemed her very highly, complied after a little deliberation.
From Abbeychurch by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Alexander had esteemed and distinguished him highly, and, marrying him to Apama, a noble Iranian lady, convinced him of his own opinion that the point from which to rule an Asiatic empire was Babylonia.
From The Ancient East by D. G. (David George) Hogarth
She had esteemed it her duty to do so both as a Congressman's wife and as a champion of moral and democratic ideas.
From Unleavened Bread by Robert Grant
