Respect Meaning
/ɹɪˈspɛkt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn attitude of consideration or high regard.
nounAn attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem.
Sentence Examples
To be quiet in class is to respect other people's sleep.
I respect you for what you have done.
I have the utmost respect for her and her work.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She would always ____ her wise grandfather by carefully following his advice.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She earned the ____ of her colleagues through years of hard work, honesty, and consistent results.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English respect, from Old French respect, also respit (“respect, regard, consideration”), from Latin respectus (“a looking at, regard, respect”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“look at, look back upon, respect”), from re- (“back”) + speciō (“to see”). Doublet of respite.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A video of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon complaining to Russian President Vladimir Putin about his lack of respect for the countries of Central Asia that were once part of the Soviet Union has struck a nerve on social media, where it has been viewed millions of times.[…]
“We have always respected the interests of our main strategic partner,” Rahmon said, referring to Russia. “We want respect, too.""
— 2022 October 15, “Tajik President's Demand For 'Respect' From Putin Viewed Millions Of Times On YouTube”, in Radio Free Europe, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022:
"In our two loves there is but one respect"
— 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 36”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
"And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 2:25:
"[T]hou reſpecteſt not ſpilling Edwards bloud: [...]"
— 1595 December 9 (first known performance), [William Shakespeare], The Tragedie of King Richard the Second. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Valentine Simmes for Androw Wise, […], published 1597, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
"We haue also large and various Orchards, and Gardens; Wherein we doe not ſo much reſpect Beauty, as Variety of Ground and Soile, proper for diuerſe Trees and Herbs: [...]"
— 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, page 33:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She would always ____ her wise grandfather by carefully following his advice.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She earned the ____ of her colleagues through years of hard work, honesty, and consistent results.