admire
verb (used with object)
to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
has admired
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present perfectof admire (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Sanchez thanked Sarandon, writing on X that "it is so moving for me that someone the whole of Spain has admired and respected for years has made such a wonderful public statement about our country".
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Del Toro was most excited about having been able to work with DiCaprio, who he has "admired and wanted to work with for many years".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
She has admired his work ethic, his values and the way he has treated others with kindness and respect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
But he has admired what Ekeler has done since being signed in 2017 as an undrafted free agent out of Western Colorado.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
He picks up one for Italy, full of illustrations of the architecture he had studied so carefully as a student, has admired only in photographs, has always meant to see.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
