Definition of "admire" in English

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

2. (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.

3. (transitive) To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.

4. (transitive) To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.

   • to admire a person of high moral worth
   • to admire a landscape
   • He'd always been (very) much admired by his colleagues.

5. (US, dialectal, rare) To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)