respect Значение & определение

Значение на respect на български

• 0 admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities:

  • I have great/the greatest respect for his ideas, although I don't agree with them.

  • She is a formidable figure who commands a great deal of respect (= who is greatly admired by others).

  • New teachers have to earn/gain the respect of their students.

• 1 politeness, honour, and care shown towards someone or something that is considered important:

  • You really should treat your parents with more respect.

  • She has no respect for other people's property (= she does not treat it carefully).

  • In their senseless killing of innocent people, the terrorists have shown their lack of respect for human life.

  • She grumbled that young people today have/show no respect for the law.

  • She teaches the students to have respect for different races and appreciate the diversity of other cultures.

  • Please convey/give my respects to your parents.

• 2 a particular feature or detail:

  • This proposal differs from the last one in many important respects/one important respect.

  • In most respects, the new film is better than the original.

• 3 to feel or show admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities:

  • I deeply respect David for what he has achieved.

• 4 to treat something or someone with kindness and care:

  • to respect someone's feelings

  • We should respect the environment and not pollute it.

  • The agreement will respect the rights of both nations.

  • I would appreciate it if you would respect my privacy.

  • The president pledged to respect the existing frontiers between the two countries.

  • I was always taught to respect the law.

  • His children respected his last wishes and held a simple funeral for him.

• 5 admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities:

  • I believe people had more respect for teachers back then.

• 6 the polite attitude shown toward someone or something that you consider important:

  • Some drivers don’t have any respect for other motorists.

  • [ pl ] Give my respects to your parents.

  • [ pl ] We stopped by the funeral home to pay our respects.

• 7 a particular feature or detail:

  • In some respects, I had to admit, I had behaved foolishly.

• 8 to admire an ability or good quality, or to admire someone for the ability or qualities that person has:

  • While I respected his deep knowledge of American history, he wasn’t a very effective teacher.

• 9 in connection with something:

  • Legislation will be introduced in respect of the proposals in the Finance Bill.

  • I have arranged a bank transfer in respect of your invoice for January.