esteems

Verb

esteem (third-person singular simple present esteems, present participle esteeming, simple past and past participle esteemed)

1. To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
   • Will he esteem thy riches?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 36:19

   Synonyms:

   respect, revere, honor, idolize, lay store by, look up to, prize, hallow, put store by, put store in

   Antonyms:

   contemn, despise, despect, disrespect, disdain, disesteem, look down on, misrespect, scorn, spurn

2. To regard something as valuable; to prize.

   Synonyms:

   cherish, treasure, value, appreciate, bedear, hold dear, prize, think much of

   Antonyms:

   scorn, slight

3. To look upon something in a particular way.
   • Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 32:15

   Synonyms:

   deem, find, regard, account, appraise, count, see, censure, consider, hold

4. (dated) To judge; to estimate; to appraise
   • The Earth, which I esteem unable to reflect the rays of the Sun.

   Synonyms:

   assess, evaluate, appraise, apprise, apprize, judge, price, prize, rate, valuate

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