admire

admireverb

1. think highly ofhave a positive opinion of someone or something, often because of their qualities, achievements, or appearance

   transitive [T] verb + object [V + obj] verb + object + preposition + object [V + obj + prep + obj]

   • I really admire people who stay calm under pressure.
   • We stopped to admire the mountains.
   • She admired his patience with the children.
   • They admired her for her honesty. V + obj + prep + obj

   Collocations

   verb + preposition admire someone for something

   adverb + verb greatly admire, secretly admire