ADMIRE
- Definiția din dicționar
Traducere: română
Notă: Puteţi căuta fiecare cuvânt din cadrul definiţiei printr-un simplu click pe cuvântul dorit.
Ad*mire" (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admired (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Admiring (&unr_;).] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. &unr_; to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.] 1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]
[1913 Webster]
Examples rather to be admired than imitated.
Fuller.
[1913 Webster]
2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
[1913 Webster]
Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed.
Pope.
[1913 Webster]
&hand_; Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct.
[1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To esteem; approve; delight in.
[1913 Webster]
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]
