How do you use the word "admire" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "admire": I admire you for your courage. I admire your courage.

Admire Meaning

/ədˈmaɪə/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

verbTo regard with wonder and delight.

Sentence Examples

I admire you for your courage.

I admire your courage.

I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.

CEFR Practice Quiz

I truly ____ your dedication to volunteering at the animal shelter every weekend.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We stood on the beach to ____ the beautiful sunset over the water.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English admyren, borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from ad + mīror (“wonder at”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […]." — 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 2, member 4:

"examples rather to be admired than imitated" — 1640, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State:

"kings ſhall crouch vnto our conquering ſwords, And hoſtes of Souldiers ſtand amazd at vs, When with their fearfull tongues they ſhall confeſſe Theſe are the men that al the world admires," — c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:

"I'm so sick and tired of bein' admired. That I wish that I would just die or get fired." — 2000, Marshall Mathers (Eminem), “The Way I Am”, in The Marshall Mathers LP:

"I'm not sayin' she's touched the Devil, now, but I'd admire to know what books she reads and why she hides them — she'll not answer me, y' see." — 1953, Arthur Miller, The Crucible:

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