admiration

«admiration» in Mova's school dictionary: A feeling of liking and respect for someone because they… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (admiration, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A feeling of liking and respect for someone because they are good, brave or skilful. tree →

2) Pleasure in looking at something beautiful. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories: characters look at heroes with admiration. In everyday life: admiration for a teacher, a sports star, a parent. Phrases: full of admiration, in admiration, admiration for, win the admiration of.

examples

• She looked at the painting with admiration. tree →
• I have great admiration for nurses. tree →
• The crowd gasped in admiration. tree →
• His bravery won everyone's admiration. tree →
• The pupils watched the gymnast in admiration. tree →
• My admiration for her grew when she helped the new boy. tree →
• Smee had listened with growing admiration. tree →

note

Uncountable: no "an admiration". Verb: admire; adjective: admirable (deserving admiration). Spelling: admire drops the e: admiration.

In the corpora

• Copying someone's clothes or style is often a sign of admiration.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «admiration» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.