esteem

«esteem» in Mova's school dictionary: great respect and good opinion of someone — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (uncountable); verb (esteem, esteems, esteemed, esteeming)

meaning for a pupil

1) Esteem is great respect and good opinion of someone. tree →

2) Self-esteem is how much you value and respect yourself. tree →

3) (formal) To esteem someone means to respect and admire them a lot. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PSHE and wellbeing lessons, «self-esteem» is common: feeling good about who you are. In stories or speeches, someone is "held in high esteem" when people respect them. Phrases: «hold someone in high esteem», «self-esteem», «low self-esteem», «a token of our esteem», «highly esteemed».

examples

• The teacher was held in high esteem by everyone. tree →
• Bullying can damage a child's self-esteem. tree →
• Praise for effort can help build self-esteem. tree →
• The doctor was a highly esteemed scientist. tree →
• Please accept this gift as a token of our esteem. tree →
• She had low self-esteem until she joined the drama club. tree →
• MERCURY once determined to learn in what esteem he was held among mortals. tree →

note

Noun is uncountable. Verb: esteemed, esteeming (formal). Adjective: esteemed. Do not mix up with «estimate» (a rough guess of a number), which looks similar.

In the corpora

• Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate.
• He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

Trees and pragmatics

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