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have respect of persons

have respect of persons verb: to show favouritism toward certain people, as for their wealth etc.

Verb

have respect of persons (third-person singular simple present has respect of persons, present participle having respect of persons, simple past and past participle had respect of persons)

  1. To show favouritism toward certain people, as for their wealth etc.

Forms of have respect of persons

third-person singular presenthas respect of persons
present participlehaving respect of persons
past participlehad respect of persons
pasthad respect of persons

Origin of have respect of persons

From the Bible, Proverbs 28:21.

Questions about have respect of persons

What does have respect of persons mean?
Have respect of persons means to show favouritism toward certain people, as for their wealth etc.
What part of speech is have respect of persons?
Have respect of persons is a verb.
What is the past tense of have respect of persons?
The past tense of have respect of persons is had respect of persons.

Words near have respect of persons in the dictionary

  1. have out
  2. have over
  3. have province
  4. have provinces
  5. have reason
  6. have respect of persons
  7. have second thoughts
  8. have seen better days
  9. have seen one's day
  10. have seen one's last gum tree
  11. have seen this film

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