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admire

US /ædˈmaɪr/

verb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

feel admiration for

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Many employees admire the director for her honesty and hard work.

Word Family

NounNoun
admirer admiration
VerbVerb
admire gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • respect(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
  • appreciaterecognize with gratitude; be grateful for
  • look up tohaving a meaning similar to admire

Collocations

  • Easy admire the sunset
    to admire the sunset, meaning to feel admiration for
  • Medium admire your professionalism
    to admire your professionalism, meaning to feel admiration for
  • Hard greatly admire leadership qualities
    describing greatly admire leadership qualities (to an extraordinary extent or degree)
  • Very Hard admire perseverance against adversity
    to admire perseverance against adversity, meaning to feel admiration for

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