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Respect Meaning, Usage & Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：admire deeply (respect)

respect 🔊

/rɪˈspɛkt/

vt.

To feel deep admiration for someone because of their abilities, qualities, or what they have done.

Student admiring teacher in classroom respect example

admire deeply 🔊

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/ədˈmaɪər ˈdiːpli/

vt.

To have a high regard for someone because of their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'respectus' (regard) < 're-' (back) + 'specere' (to look).

💡 Mnemonic

'Re-spect' – 're' (again) + 'spect' (see) – meaning to see someone again with admiration.

📖 Example

All the students respect the teacher who always patiently answers their questions. 🔊 All the students deeply admire the teacher who always patiently answers their questions.

🔗 Collocations

have respect for – to admire and value someone's qualities

earn respect – to gain admiration through one's actions

show respect – to demonstrate admiration or deference

🔄 Synonyms

admire (v.) – to regard with approval and respect

esteem (v.) – to hold in high regard

venerate (v.) – to regard with great respect

🚫 Antonyms

despise (v.) – to feel contempt for

disrespect (v./n.) – lack of respect

scorn (v.) – to reject with contempt

🌱 Derivatives

respectful (adj.) – showing respect

respectable (adj.) – deserving respect

respectfully (adv.) – in a way that shows respect

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'respectus' (to look back). In Rome, a backward glance signified deference. Now central to social norms, seen in 'respect your elders'.

Meaning 2：follow rules (respect)

respect 🔊

/rɪˈspɛkt/

vt.

To accept and follow rules, laws, or other people's wishes and rights, even if you don't fully agree.

Person waiting at red light following rules respect

follow rules 🔊

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/ˈfɒloʊ ruːlz/

vt.

To accept and adhere to rules, laws, or the rights and wishes of others, even without personal agreement.

📁 Category：Laws & Regulations 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Even when no one is watching, he respects the library rules and keeps his phone on silent. 🔊 Even when no one is watching, he follows the library rules and keeps his phone on silent.

🔗 Collocations

respect the law – to obey and follow legal regulations

respect someone's privacy – to avoid intruding into someone's personal life

respect boundaries – to acknowledge and keep to set limits

🔄 Synonyms

obey (v.) – to follow orders or rules

comply with (v.) – to act in accordance with a rule or request

follow (v.) – to act according to a rule or instruction

🚫 Antonyms

violate (v.) – to break a rule or law

disobey (v.) – to refuse to follow rules

defy (v.) – to openly resist authority