| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | es·teem |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -st m |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: es·teemed, es·teem·ing, es·teems
1. To regard with respect; prize. See synonyms at appreciate. 2. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them. | | NOUN: | 1. Favorable regard. See synonyms at regard. 2. Archaic Judgment; opinion. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English estemen, to appraise, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestim re.
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