Esteem

Definition of Esteem

Es`teem´

v. t.	1.	To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon. [imp. & p. p. Esteemed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Esteeming.] Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. - Deut. xxxii. 15. Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. - Bp. Gardiner. Famous men, - whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural. - Hawthorne.
	2.	To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship. Will he esteem thy riches? - Job xxxvi. 19. You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. - Tennyson.
v. i.	1.	To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider. We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. - Milton.
n.	1.	Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price. Most dear in the esteem And poor in worth! - Shak. I will deliver you, in ready coin, The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. - J. Webster.
	2.	High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth. Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem. - Shak.

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