esteem
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esteem
- /ɪˈstiːm/
- /əˈstiːm/
Rhymes with -iːm
Where it comes from
First at end of 16th century; borrowed from Middle French estimer, borrowed from Latin aestimō.
See estimate and aim, an older word, partly a doublet.
noun esteems · æsteem · esteeme
- Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard. We hold her in high esteem.
verb esteems · esteeming · esteemed · æsteem · esteeme
- To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. Will he esteem thy riches?
- To regard something as valuable; to prize.
- To look upon something in a particular way. Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- To judge; to estimate; to appraise The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.
