2006-12-18 17:23:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
admire // v.tr.
1 regard with approval, respect, or satisfaction.
appreciate /, / v.
1 tr. a esteem highly; value. b be grateful for (we appreciate your sympathy). c be sensitive to (appreciate the nuances).
adore // v.tr.
1 regard with honour and deep affection.
ike2 // v. & n.
v.tr.
1 a find agreeable or enjoyable or satisfactory (like reading; like the sea; like to dance). b be fond of (a person).
esteem
1 (usu. in passive) have a high regard for; greatly respect; think favourably of.
2006-12-19 01:43:07 · answer #1 · answered by manofgentleness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my own perception, admire would be more along the lines of "to look up to," whereas "appreciate" can mean anything from acknowledging to enjoying. Adore is a lot like admire, only it doesn't carry the same heroic connotations. One who admires someone normally wants to be like that person, whereas one who adores someone might just like them for something they do. Like is a much vaguer term, generally referring to anything that is received with a positive reaction. And esteem, is much closer to "respect" than any of the others.
Hope that helps.
2006-12-19 01:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by Leroy Johnson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
*Admire - To think that someone is a very good or clever.
eg : I admired her for being honest with her father.
Appreciate - To understand what something is really like, especially how good it is.
eg : Being away made me apperciate my family more.
Adore - To love someone very much, or to like something very much.
eg : She had always adored her father.
eg : i just adore pizza !
1. Like - To think that someone or something is nice or good.
eg : Katie likes john a lot.
2. Like - If one thing or person is like another, it is almost the same as the other person or thing.
eg : i'd love to have a car like Diane's.
3. Like - Someone's likes and doslikes the things someone likes ant the things they do not like.
eg : What are your girlfriend's likes and dislikes ?
Esteem - Have a high opinion of
2006-12-19 02:38:04 · answer #3 · answered by blacktulip_raine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
admire--regard with approval, respect or satisfaction.
appreciate--be greatful for
adore--worship as divine
like---having some or all the qualities of, alike
esteem---have a high regard for
2006-12-19 03:27:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
refer Oxford
not univesity simply dicttionary
2006-12-19 01:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Look them up in the dictionary.
2006-12-19 01:24:54 · answer #6 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
spelling
2006-12-19 01:24:13 · answer #7 · answered by C J 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋