X - (y Y-OB) - Ys hold X in high esteem (regard)

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• hold someone in high esteem — hold someone in high esteem/regard/ phrase to admire or respect someone very much Thesaurus: to respect someone or something, and to show respectsynonym Main entry: hold …   Useful english dictionary

• hold someone in high regard — hold someone in high esteem/regard/ phrase to admire or respect someone very much Thesaurus: to respect someone or something, and to show respectsynonym Main entry: hold …   Useful english dictionary

• hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… …   English dictionary

• high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• high — 1 /haI/ adjective MEASUREMENT/DISTANCE 1 FROM BOTTOM TO TOP something that is high measures a long distance from its bottom to its top: the highest mountain in Japan | a castle surrounded by high walls | 100 feet/30 metres etc high: a building 20 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• esteem — es|teem1 [ ı stim ] noun uncount FORMAL a feeling of admiration and respect for someone: REGARD: Teachers feel that they have fallen in public esteem in recent years. hold someone in high esteem: She has always been held in high esteem by fellow… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• esteem — [ə stēm′, istēm′] vt. [ME estemen < OFr estimer < L aestimare, to value, appraise, estimate; prob. < * ais temos, one who cuts copper, mints money < IE * ayos (L aes), brass, copper (see ORE) + * tem , to cut: see TOMY] 1. to have… …   English World dictionary

• regard — I n. consideration 1) to show regard 2) regard for (he shows no regard for the feelings of others; you must have regard for our safety) esteem 3) high; low regard (to hold smb. in high regard) aspect, relation 4) in a regard (in this regard) 5)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• regard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from regarder Date: 14th century 1. archaic appearance 2. a. attention, consideration < due regard should be given to all facets of the question > b. a protective interest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• regard — re|gard1 [ rı gard ] verb transitive *** 1. ) not usually progressive to think of something or someone in a particular way: regard someone/something as something: The nuclear reactors, which were regarded as dangerously out of date, were replaced …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English