admired (verb)

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• Passive verb — Passive Pas sive, a. [L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See {Passion}.] 1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. [1913 Webster] The passive air Upbore… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• attribute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chief, great, key, main ▪ defining, distinguishing, essential, necessary ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• admire — verb 1 have high opinion of sb/sth ADVERB ▪ deeply, enormously, greatly, hugely, particularly, really ▪ He admires you enormously. ▪ rather …   Collocations dictionary

• get across — verb 1. communicate successfully (Freq. 1) I couldn t get across the message He put over the idea very well • Syn: ↑put over • Hypernyms: ↑communicate, ↑pass on, ↑pass …   Useful english dictionary

• speak for — verb be a spokesperson for (Freq. 6) He represents the Government s position • Hypernyms: ↑represent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s somebody * * * 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• admire — verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 to have a very high opinion of someone because of a quality they have or because of something they have done: I really admire the way she brings up those kids all on her own. | admire sb for sth: Lewis was… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• admire — verb (admired; admiring) Etymology: Middle French admirer, to marvel at, from Latin admirari, from ad + mirari to wonder, from mirus astonishing Date: 1560 transitive verb 1. to regard with admiration 2. archaic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• admire — verb 1) I admire your courage Syn: respect, think highly of, hold in high regard, rate highly, esteem, prize, approve of 2) Simon had admired her for a long time Syn: adore, love, worship …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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• parade — [[t]pəre͟ɪd[/t]] parades, parading, paraded 1) N COUNT A parade is a procession of people or vehicles moving through a public place in order to celebrate an important day or event. A military parade marched slowly and solemnly down Pennsylvania… …   English dictionary

• admire — [[t]ədma͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ admires, admiring, admired 1) VERB If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much. [V n] I admired her when I first met her and I still think she s marvellous... [V n] He admired the way she had… …   English dictionary