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Meanings of respect in English

Portuguese
homenagear
Catalan
condecorar
Spanish
honrar
Wikidata

Show respect towards.

        homenagear
        Portuguese
        estima
        Catalan
        estimació
        Spanish
        estima

        The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

            estima
            Portuguese
            reverência
            Catalan
            respecte
            Spanish
            consideración

            Courteous regard for people's feelings.

                  reverência
                  Portuguese
                  venerar
                  Catalan
                  apreciar
                  Spanish
                  respetar

                  Regard highly; think much of.

                        venerar
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                        Examples for "deference"
                        Examples for "deference"
                        1
                        The days of unquestioning deference to a particular religious grouping are gone.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        His bearing and the deference of the others made his position clear.
                        The Clan of the Cave Bear
                        3
                        The prelate turned to the old General of San Ambrogio with deference.
                        The City and the World and Other Stories
                        4
                        His tone had in it the most delicate, the most friendly deference.
                        Robert Elsmere
                        5
                        Underlying this is deference to the moral authority of the British state.
                        The Guardian
                        1
                        One of the amazing aspects of the scene is its innocent respectfulness.
                        Wired
                        2
                        Raina could not fault his respectfulness, but he was silent and wary.
                        Watcher of the Dead
                        3
                        The cold respectfulness of his manner fell like snow upon the
                        The Old Homestead
                        4
                        Cannot the elegance, the repose, and the respectfulness of the past return also?
                        Manners and Social Usages
                        5
                        Then he rose to his feet and saluted with ostentatious respectfulness.
                        The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a ...
                        Usage of respect in English
                        1
                        But Islamic State terrorists did not respect any regional border, he said.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        New limits raise questions over respect for the law in south Dublin.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        He has to be given great respect, United manager David Moyes said.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        He said a CDU government would respect agreements of previous German administrations.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        The main problem in modern football is respect to opponents and referees.
                        The Guardian
                        6
                        Fear would give her the control she needed; respect could come later.
                        The truth of valor
                        7
                        He urged all parties to respect the law, especially the court order.
                        The South African
                        8
                        I respect what they think and of course I would say different.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        Particularly in respect to increased winds and increased melt water, said Williams.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        I hope they respect what we have done so far, Gauss said.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        Moreover, it calls on governments to respect their commitment to press freedom.
                        The South African
                        12
                        In conclusion, Iroquois women have always had great respect, responsibility and power.
                        Feminist dot com
                        13
                        And I obviously ask that people respect their privacy, Dr Robertson said.
                        News.com.au
                        14
                        The French Foreign Ministry statement called on Iran to respect international laws.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        State leaders had opposed the legalisation but promised to respect the vote.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        Come on, respect the people and the people's votes and respect democracy.
                        The Irish Times
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