respect

I UK [rɪˈspekt] / US noun
Word forms "respect":
singular respect plural respects
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1) [uncountable] a feeling of admiration that you have for someone because of their personal qualities, their achievements, or their status, and that you show by treating them in a polite and kind way

respect for:

Students show their respect for the teacher by not talking.

gain/lose (someone's) respect:

She has worked hard to gain the respect of her colleagues.

treat someone with respect:

Children should treat their parents with respect.

a mark of respect:

We stood silent as a mark of respect for the dead.

mutual respect (= when two people show respect for each other):

The negotiations proceeded in an atmosphere of friendship and mutual respect.

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with respect
▪  considerable, deep, genuine, healthy, mutual, proper Verbs frequently used with respect as the object ▪  command, deserve, earn, gain, have, lose, show, win

2) [uncountable] a feeling that something is important and deserves serious attention

respect for:

When I was young, people had a healthy respect for the law.

They had instilled in him a respect for his traditional culture.

3) [countable] an aspect of something

The two stories differ in fundamental respects.

in this respect:

In this respect, we are no different from other people.

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with all (due) respect= with the greatest respect — used for showing that you are about to disagree with someone or criticize them in a polite way

With all due respect, I think you're missing the point.

- in respect of

See:

pay I

II UK [rɪˈspekt] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "respect":
present tense I/you/we/they respect he/she/it respects present participle respecting past tense respected past participle respected
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1) to feel admiration for someone because of their personal qualities, their achievements, or their status, and show this by treating them in a polite and kind way

He is highly respected in his profession.

respect someone for (doing) something:

People will respect you for telling the truth about this.

respect someone as something:

We work well together, and I respect him as a colleague.

2)

a) to show that you understand the importance of something by not doing anything against it

Doctors must respect the wishes of patients.

We expect all governments to respect the rights of minorities.

b) to obey a rule, law etc

The court's decision must be respected.

III UK [rɪˈspekt] / US interjection very informal

used for showing that you admire or strongly approve of someone or something. This word is mainly used by young people.