admire

admire
1. v восхищаться, восторгаться; любоваться

I admire him for his courage — я восхищаюсь его мужеством

admire for — восхищаться

to admire the landscape — любоваться видом

2. v ирон. часто удивляться, изумляться

I admire your nerve! — ну и наглец же ты!; можно только удивляться твоему нахальству!

3. v амер. диал. желать, хотеть

I should admire to have you all go along — мне бы хотелось, чтобы вы все тоже пошли

Синонимический ряд:
1. adore (verb) adore; cherish; prize
2. like (verb) appreciate; delight; delight in; enjoy; like; relish
3. look up to (verb) commend; consider; esteem; honor; honour; look up to; praise; regard; respect; revere; value; venerate
Антонимический ряд:
abominate; belittle; blame; detest; disdain; dishonour; dislike; execrate; hate; ridicule; scorn

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  • admiré — admiré, ée (ad mi ré, rée) part. passé. Chose admirée du peuple. Ce général admiré même par ses ennemis. •   On le questionna, il fut admiré ; on résolut de le faire roi, FÉN. Tel. VI. •   Cette île [la Crète] admirée de tous les étrangers et… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Admire — Ad*mire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.] 1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Admire — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Admire (Kansas) Admire (Pennsylvania) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Admire — Admire, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 177 Housing Units (2000): 73 Land area (2000): 0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Admire, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 177 Housing Units (2000): 73 Land area (2000): 0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.331180 sq. miles (0.857752 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Admire — Ad*mire , v. i. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; sometimes with at. [1913 Webster] To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • admire — [ad mīr′, ədmīr′] vt. admired, admiring [OFr admirer < L admirari < ad , at + mirari, to wonder: see MIRACLE] 1. to regard with wonder, delight, and pleased approval 2. to have high regard for ☆ 3. Dial. to like or wish: with an infinitive… …   English World dictionary

  • admire — index regard (hold in esteem) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • admire — (v.) early 15c. (implied in admired), from M.Fr. admirer (O.Fr. amirer, 14c.), or directly from L. admirari to wonder at (see ADMIRATION (Cf. admiration)). Related: Admiring; admiringly …   Etymology dictionary

  • admire — esteem, respect, regard (see under REGARD n) Analogous words: *appreciate, value, prize, cherish: *revere, reverence, venerate, adore, worship Antonyms: abhor Contrasted words: *hate, loathe, abominate, detest: *despise, contemn, scorn, disdai …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • admire — [v] hold in high regard adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, be crazy about*, be crazy for*, be crazy over*, be mad about*, be nuts about*, be stuck on*, be sweet on*, be wild about*, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol …   New thesaurus


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