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{
"term": "admire",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "admire",
"heSheIt": "admires"
},
"pastSimple": "admired",
"pastParticiple": "admired",
"ingForm": "admiring"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to respect somebody for what they have done or to respect their qualities",
"sensetop": "admire somebody/somethingadmire somebody/something for somethingadmire somebody for doing something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I really admire your enthusiasm.",
"contextForm": "admire somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Her **work was much admired** by critics."
},
{
"text": "You have to **admire the way** he handled the situation."
},
{
"text": "Actually, I **greatly** **admire and respect** him."
},
{
"text": "The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.",
"contextForm": "admire somebody/something for something"
},
{
"text": "I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.",
"contextForm": "admire somebody for doing something"
},
{
"text": "He is widely admired as a journalist."
},
{
"text": "I couldn't help but admire his determination."
},
{
"text": "I rather admire him for his determination."
},
{
"text": "She secretly admired and envied him."
},
{
"text": "What do you most admire about her?"
},
{
"text": "You can only admire her courage and determination."
},
{
"text": "You have to admire their dedication and commitment."
},
{
"text": "I really admire her courage."
},
{
"text": "You can't help but admire their dedication and commitment."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["deeply", "enormously", "greatly"],
"verb + admire": ["have to"],
"preposition": ["about", "for"],
"phrases": [
"be generally admired",
"be widely admired",
"can’t help admiring"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to look at something and think that it is attractive and/or impressive",
"sensetop": "admire something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He stood back to admire his handiwork."
},
{
"text": "I've just been admiring your new car."
},
{
"text": "Let’s just sit and admire the view."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verb + admire": ["pause to", "stop to", "stand back to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈmaɪə(r)/",
"audio": "ad/admire/admire__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈmaɪəz/",
"audio": "ad/admire/admires__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈmaɪəd/",
"audio": "ad/admire/admired__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈmaɪərɪŋ/",
"audio": "ad/admire/admiring__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈmaɪər/",
"audio": "ad/admire/admire__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈmaɪərz/",
"audio": "ad/admire/admires__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈmaɪərd/",
"audio": "ad/admire/admired__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈmaɪərɪŋ/",
"audio": "ad/admire/admiring__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from Latin admirari, from ad- ‘at’ + mirari ‘wonder’."
}