esteem

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Kính trọng, tôn trọng

BrE /ɪˈstiːm/ AmE /ɪˈstim/

noun / verb en → vi

1 RESPECT [uncountable] B2

Kính trọng, tôn trọng

a feeling of respect and admiration for someone or something

  • have esteem for somebody/something

Collocations high esteem · in high esteem

  • She held him in the highest esteem.

    Cô rất kính trọng anh ấy.

2 HONOR [transitive] C1

Kính trọng, tôn vinh

to honor or respect someone, especially by giving them a title or award

  • esteem somebody for something
  • The university esteems him as a distinguished scholar.

    Đại học tôn vinh anh ấy là một nhà nghiên cứu xuất sắc.