Definition of admire
- v. t. - To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with
surprise; to marvel at.
- v. t. - To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an
elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation,
esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire
a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
- v. i. - To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --
sometimes with at.
- v. t. - To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with
surprise; to marvel at.
- v. t. - To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an
elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation,
esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire
a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
- v. i. - To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --
sometimes with at.