admire
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
admire/ədˈmʌɪə(r)/
▶verb regard with respect or warm approval.
■ look at with pleasure.
– derivatives
admiration noun,
admirer noun,
admiring adjective,
admiringly adverb.
admiration noun,
admirer noun,
admiring adjective,
admiringly adverb.
– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as admiration): from L. admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder’.
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