esteem Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
    respect; regard.
    • it is held in esteem
    • a man who has earned high regard
  2. noun a feeling of delighted approval and liking
    admiration.
  3. noun an attitude of admiration or esteem
    respect; regard.
    • she lost all respect for him
  4. verb regard highly; think much of
    respect; prise; value; prize.
    • I respect his judgement
    • We prize his creativity
  5. verb look on as or consider
    regard as; take to be; look upon; think of; look on; repute.
    • she looked on this affair as a joke
    • He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician
    • He is reputed to be intelligent

WordNet

Es*teem" transitive verb
Etymology
F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and E. ask. Cf. Aim, Estimate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Esteemed ; present participle & verbal noun Esteeming
Definitions
  1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.
    Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. Deut. xxxii. 15.
    Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. Bp. Gardiner.
    Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural. Hawthorne.
  2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship.
    Will he esteem thy riches? Job xxxvi. 19.
    You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. Tennyson.
    Syn. -- To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect; revere. See Appreciate, Estimate.
Es*teem" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider. Obs.
    We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. Milton.
Es*teem" noun
Etymology
Cf. F. estime. See Esteem, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price.
    Most dear in the esteem And poor in worth! Shak.
    I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. J. Webster.
  2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.
    Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem. Shak.
    Syn. -- See Estimate, n.

Webster 1913