Dictionary
re•spect
Pronunciation: (ri-spekt'), [key]—
n.
1. a particular, detail, or point (usually prec. by
in):
to differ in some respect.
2. relation or reference:
inquiries with respect to a route.
3. esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability:
I have great respect for her judgment.
4. deference to a right, privilege, privileged position, or someone or something considered to have certain rights or privileges; proper acceptance or courtesy; acknowledgment:
respect for a suspect's right to counsel; to show respect for the flag; respect for the elderly.
5. the condition of being esteemed or honored:
to be held in respect.
6. respects,a formal expression or gesture of greeting, esteem, or friendship:
Give my respects to your parents.
7. favor or partiality.
8. Archaic.a consideration.
9. in respect of, in reference to; in regard to; concerning.
10. in respect that, Archaic.because of; since.
11. pay one's respects,
a. to visit in order to welcome, greet, etc.:
We paid our respects to the new neighbors.
b. to express one's sympathy, esp. to survivors following a death:
We paid our respects to the family.
12. with respect to, referring to; concerning:
with respect to your latest request.
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v.t.
1. to hold in esteem or honor:
I cannot respect a cheat.
2. to show regard or consideration for:
to respect someone's rights.
3. to refrain from intruding upon or interfering with:
to respect a person's privacy.
4. to relate or have reference to.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
