ADMIRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does admire mean?
• ADMIRE (verb)
The verb ADMIRE has 2 senses:
1. feel admiration for
2. look at with admiration
Familiarity information: ADMIRE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ADMIRE (verb)
Meaning:
Feel admiration for
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
admire; look up to
Hypernyms (to "admire" is one way to...):
esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "admire"):
envy (feel envious towards; admire enviously)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
look down on (regard with contempt)
Meaning:
Look at with admiration
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "admire" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot admire Sue
