Meaning

(obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
2. (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
3. (transitive) To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
4. (transitive) To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.
5. (US, dialectal, rare) To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)

Example Sentences

The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].

examples rather to be admired than imitated

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,

to admire a person of high moral worth

to admire a landscape

He'd always been (very) much admired by his colleagues.

I'm so sick and tired of bein' admired. That I wish that I would just die or get fired.

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.

Word Forms

• admires
• admiring
• admired

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When Should You Use Admire?

Use admire when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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