respected Definition

respect
noun

1. Admiration; good opinion.

Example: be held in great respect
Thesaurus: reverence, homage, admiration, esteem, honour, regard, veneration, deference, estimation, obeisance, adulation.
2. The state of being honoured, admired or well thought of.
3. Consideration of or attention to them.

Example: show no respect for his feelings
Form: respect for something
Form: respect for someone
4. formal
A polite greeting or expression of admiration, esteem and honour.
Thesaurus: greetings, salutations, compliments, deference, courtesies, best wishes, kind wishes, cordial regards.
Form: respects (often)
5. A particular detail, feature or characteristic

Example: In what respect are they different?
Thesaurus: aspect, facet, way, regard, characteristic, detail, point, particular, consideration, feature.
6. Reference, relation or connection.

verb respected, respecting

1. To show or feel admiration or high regard for someone or something.

Example: He respected his grandfather
Thesaurus: venerate, revere, regard, pay homage to, admire, value, honour, esteem, obey, reverence; Antonym: scorn.
2. To show consideration for, or thoughtfulness or attention to, something.

Example: respect her wishes
3. To heed or pay proper attention to (a rule, law, etc).

Example: respect the speed limit

Derivative: respecter

Someone who respects.

Someone or something that treats individuals unduly favourably.
Example: The disease is no respecter of age or social class

Idiom: in respect of something (with respect to something)

With reference to, or in connection with (a particular matter, point, etc).
Thesaurus: about, concerning, in reference to, regarding, re.

Idiom: pay one's last respects to someone

To show respect for someone who has died by attending their funeral.

Idiom: pay one's respects to someone

formal
To present oneself to them, or visit them as a mark of respect or out of politeness.

Idiom: with respect (with all due respect)

A polite expression indicating disagreement and used before presenting one's own opinion.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin respicere, respectum to look back at, pay attention to or consider.