Meaning

1 senses
  1. Marked or characterized by respect

    It is of great importance that you act in a respectful manner towards the duke and duchess.

    They used highly respectful language when conversing with the elders.

    respektvoll

    уважи́тельныйuvažítelʹnyj, почти́тельныйpočtítelʹnyj

    шанобли́вийšanoblývyj

    full of or exhibiting respect

Examples

96 sentences
  1. Tom is a respectful young man.

    Том ввічливий молодий чоловік. — lingvokrolik

    ruТом - почтительный молодой человек. — marafon

  2. Tom was quiet, polite and respectful.

  3. I want everybody to be respectful.

  4. Tom was respectful, but Mary wasn't.

  5. Tom wasn't respectful, but Mary was.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
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Origin

From respect + -ful.

From respect + -ful.

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Forms

more respectful, most respectful
Comparativemore respectful Lesson
Superlativemost respectful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • feeling or manifesting veneration:reverentialvenerating

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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