Respect

rē-spekt′, v.t. to esteem for merit: to honour: to relate to: to regard unduly: to heed.— n. act of esteeming highly: regard: expre ion of esteem: deportment arising from esteem: relation: reference: point of view, any particular: ( B. ) good-will, also undue regard: partiality: reflection: decency: reputation.— n. Respectabil′ity , state or quality of being respectable.— adj. Respec′table , worthy of respect or regard: moderate in excellence or number: not mean or despicable: reputable: moderately well-to-do.— n. Respec′table ne .— adv. Respec′tably , moderately: pretty well.— adj. Respec′tant ( her. ), facing one another—said of figures of animals.— n. Respec′ter .— adj. Respect′ful , full of respect: marked by civility.— adv. Respect′fully .— n. Respect′fulne .— prep. Respec′ting , regarding: considering.— n. Respec′tion , respect.— adj. Respec′tive , having respect or reference to: relative: relating to a particular person or thing: particular.— adv. Respec′tively .— ns. Respec′tivene ; Respec′tivist ( obs. ), a captious critic.— adjs. Respect′le , regardle ; Respec′tūous ( obs. ), causing respect: respectful.— Have respect of persons , unduly to favour certain persons, as for their wealth, .; In respect of , in comparison with; With respect to , with regard to. [O. Fr.,—L. respicĕre , respectum — re- , back, specĕre , to look.]