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admire.

To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ədˈmaɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ədˈmaɪɹ/General-American/ədˈmʌɪɹ/
  1. To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To regard with wonder and delight.

    transitive
  3. To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.

    transitive
  4. To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.

    transitive
    to admire a person of high moral worth
    to admire a landscape
  5. To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)

    US · dialectal · rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle English admyren, borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from ad + mīror (“wonder at”).

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