admire

About 4.60 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
2. verb To regard with wonder and delight.
3. verb To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
4. verb To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.

   to admire a person of high moral worth

5. verb To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something).

Similar words

look up to wonder like enjoy applaud adore welcome appreciate awe love

Often followed by

the and him his in her it them your

Word family

admired admirer admirers admires admiring admiringly