admire
verb (used with object)
to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
have admired
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present perfectof admire.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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"I have admired Valentino for so long, because he didn't just create things, he was beauty, he was love, he was passion", she said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
The writers who last well beyond their own era persist because other serious writers have admired them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
But one thing you might not have admired?
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
I just have admired him for so long that we both, before reading it, got very, very excited about the opportunity and dove into the script right away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
A military surgeon would have admired the clinical fidelity of the artist’s rendition of all Christ’s wounds—the spear wound, the thorn wounds, the holes that were made by the iron spikes.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
