admire

S2 W2

BrE /əˈmʌɪə/ AmE /əˈmaɪə/

verb en → es

past admired pp admired ing admiring

1 RESPECT [transitive] B1

to have a lot of respect for someone because they are very good at something or have done something impressive

respetar, admirar

  • admire somebody

Collocations admire someone's talent · admire someone's courage

  • I admire her for the way she has handled everything.

    Admiro cómo ha manejado todo.

2 LOOK [transitive] B1

to look at something with great interest and pleasure because it is beautiful or impressive

contemplar, admirar

  • admire something

Collocations admire a view · admire a painting

  • She stood there admiring the view.

    Ella se quedó allí admirando la vista.