admire

verb22 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.5

To feel a large amount of admiration.

To feel strong admiration for someone or something.

To feel extremely strong admiration.

To feel admiration for someone without letting them or others know.

To express admiration publicly without hiding it.

To show admiration in an obvious and unconcealed way.

To feel a moderate or surprising amount of admiration.

To be admired by a large number of people in many different places.

To be admired by most people.

To be unable to stop yourself from feeling admiration.

To be unable to stop yourself from feeling admiration.

Used to express that someone's qualities are so impressive that admiration is the only logical response.

To cease moving or doing something in order to look at something attractive.

To stop an activity for a short time in order to look at something attractive.

To take a step away from something to see it better and admire it.

To move away from something to get a better perspective for admiration.

Used to state the reason for admiration, often a quality or an achievement. Pattern: admire [someone] for [something].

Used to specify a particular quality that you admire in a person. Pattern: admire [something] about [someone].