Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To regard with wonder and delight.

    bewundern, verehren, hochschätzen

    восхища́тьсяvosxiščátʹsja, восторга́тьсяvostorgátʹsja, любова́тьсяljubovátʹsja

    захо́плюватисяzaxópljuvatysja

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

  3. (transitive)To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.

    to admire a person of high moral worth

    to admire a landscape

  4. (US, dialectal, rare)To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

More definitions
  • feel admiration for
  • look at with admiration

Examples

603 sentences
  1. I admire you for your courage.

    Я у захваті від твоєї відваги.

    ruЯ восхищен твоей отвагой.

    deIch bewundere deinen Mut.

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  2. Everyone who knew him admired him.

    Всі, хто його знав, захоплювалися ним.

    ruВсе, кто его знал, восхищались им.

    deAlle, die ihn kannten, bewunderten ihn.

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  3. Everyone admires the pictures painted by him.

    Всі захоплюються картинами, які він написав.

    ruВсе восхищаются написанными им картинами.

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  4. I admire the way you can always stay so calm.

    Я захоплююся тим, як ти завжди можеш залишатися таким спокійним.

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  5. I admire your courage.

    Я захоплююся твоєю мужністю.

    ruЯ восхищаюсь твоим мужеством.

    deIch bewundere deinen Mut.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
regard with wonder and delight:
Deutsch
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regard with wonder and delight:

Origin

From Middle English admyren, borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from

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

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Forms

admires, admiring, admired, admired
Base formadmire · to admire
3rd person singularadmires
Present participleadmiring
Past simpleadmired
Past participleadmired

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadmire
he, she, itadmires

Past simpleLesson

all personsadmired

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave admired
he, she, ithas admired

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill admire

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • admire the way
  • really admire
  • admire in others
  • always admired

See also

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