esteem

esteem
1. noun, no pl.
Wertschätzung, die (geh.) (for Gen., für)

hold somebody/something in [high or great] esteem — [hohe od. große] Achtung vor jemandem/etwas haben

2. transitive verb
1) (think favourably of) schätzen

highly or much or greatly esteemed — hochgeschätzt (geh.); sehr geschätzt

esteem [as] — erachten für (geh.); ansehen als

* * *
[i'sti:m] 1. verb
(to value or respect.) achten
2. noun
(favourable opinion; respect: His foolish behaviour lowered him in my esteem; He was held in great esteem by his colleagues.) die Achtung
* * *
es·teem
[ɪˈsti:m, esˈ-]
I. n no pl Ansehen nt, Achtung f
to be held in high/low \esteem hohes/geringes Ansehen genießen
to hold sb in high/low \esteem jdn hochschätzen/geringschätzen
to fall/rise in sb's \esteem in jds Ansehen sinken/steigen
II. vt
1. usu passive (respect)
to \esteem sth etw [hoch] schätzen [o achten]
highly \esteemed sehr geschätzt, hoch geschätzt geh
2. (dated form: consider)
to \esteem sb sth jdn für etw akk halten, jdn als etw akk ansehen [o geh erachten]
I would \esteem it a favour if you would accompany me Sie würden mir einen großen Gefallen erweisen, wenn Sie mich begleiten würden
to \esteem it an honour to do sth es als eine Ehre betrachten, etw zu tun
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[ɪ'stiːm]
1. vt
1) (= consider) ansehen, betrachten
2) (= think highly of) person hoch schätzen; qualities schätzen

my esteemed colleague (form) — mein verehrter Herr Kollege (form), meine verehrte Frau Kollegin (form)

2. n
Wertschätzung f

to hold sb/sth in (high) esteem — jdn/etw (hoch) schätzen, von jdm/etw eine hohe Meinung haben

to be held in low/great esteem — wenig/sehr geschätzt werden

he went down in my esteem — er ist in meiner Achtung gesunken

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esteem [ıˈstiːm]
A v/t
1. achten, (hoch) schätzen:
esteem highly (little) hoch (gering) schätzen
2. erachten oder ansehen als, etwas halten für:
esteem it an hono(u)r;
they did not esteem him (to be) worthy of trust sie hielten ihn nicht für vertrauenswürdig;
we would esteem it a favo(u)r if you … wir wären Ihnen sehr verbunden, wenn Sie …
B s (for, of) Wertschätzung f (gen), Achtung f (vor dat):
hold in (high) esteem A 1;
hold in little (oder light) esteem gering schätzen
* * *
1. noun, no pl.
Wertschätzung, die (geh.) (for Gen., für)

hold somebody/something in [high or great] esteem — [hohe od. große] Achtung vor jemandem/etwas haben

2. transitive verb
1) (think favourably of) schätzen

highly or much or greatly esteemed — hochgeschätzt (geh.); sehr geschätzt

2) (consider)

esteem [as] — erachten für (geh.); ansehen als

* * *
n.
Achtung -en f.
Ansehen - n.
Hochachtung f.
Schätzung f.
Wertschätzung f. v.
wertschätzen v.

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