respect verb
1 admire sb/sth
ADV. deeply, greatly, really, very much
PREP. as She is widely respected as a politician. | for She was much respected for her knowledge of herbs.
PHRASES be highly/much/well respected a highly respected doctor | be internationally/universally/widely respected WWF is internationally respected for its conservation work.
2 pay attention to sth
VERB + RESPECT promise to, undertake to The government has promised to respect human rights. | fail to Her daughters failed to respect her last wishes.
PHRASES a duty to respect sth, failure to respect sth