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- pronunciation:
 d
maIr
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verb |
| inflections: |
admires, admiring, admired |
| definition 1: |
When you admire someone, you respect them and think they are great.
I admire my mom because she works hard at her job, but she also takes good care of us kids.- synonyms:
- appreciate, respect
- similar words:
- adore, approve, favor, honor, like, prize, worship
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| definition 2: |
When you admire something, you look at it and think it is a great thing. Usually, we admire something that we don't have ourselves. Maybe we wish we could have it, or we just think it is something very good.
Ben took out the bike he got for his birthday and all his friends admired it.Kayla admires her sister's talent for playing piano, but she's happy learning new tricks on her skateboard instead.- similar words:
- appreciate, approve, enjoy, like
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| related words: |
respect |
| derivations: |
admiring (adj.), admiringly (adv.), admirer (n.) |
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