respect
/ɹɪˈspɛkt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To have respect for.
Example Sentences
- "He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him."
- "A video of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon complaining to Russian President Vladimir Putin about his lack of respect for the countries of Central Asia that were once part of the Soviet Union has struck a nerve on social media, where it has been viewed millions of times.[…] “We have always respected the interests of our main strategic partner,” Rahmon said, referring to Russia. “We want respect, too.""
- "The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet."
- "This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects."
- "In our two loves there is but one respect"
- "And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Latin respiciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin respectus Old French respectbor. Middle English respect English respect From Middle English respect, from Old French respect, also respit (“respect, regard, consideration”), from Latin respectus (“a looking at, regard, respect”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“look at, look back upon, respect”), from re- (“back”) + speciō (“to see”), equivalent to re- + -spect. Doublet of respite. The verb is derived from the noun.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈspɛkt/
- British English: /ɹɪˈspɛkt/
Usage
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Derived Forms
Phrases
ablative of respect
of respect
by-respect
final respects
have respect of persons
in many respects
in respect
in respect of