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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Ansehen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈanzəhən/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Esteem/ɪˈstiːm/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie genießt hohes Ansehen in der wissenschaftlichen Gemeinschaft."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Respect and admiration, typically for a person.

    "He is held in high esteem by his colleagues."
As verb
  1. 1

    To respect and admire someone or something deeply.

    "I esteem her as one of the finest scientists of our time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'aestimare', meaning to appraise, value, or estimate, passing into Old French as 'estimer'. It entered Middle English in the 15th century, initially retaining senses of valuation or judgment before narrowing to mean favorable regard or respect.

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