Definition of "respect" []

• To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem. (verb-transitive)
• To avoid violation of or interference with: respect the speed limit. (verb-transitive)
• To relate or refer to; concern. (verb-transitive)
• A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem. See Synonyms at regard. (noun)
• The state of being regarded with honor or esteem. (noun)

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• "He has his follies, I have mine; and the less either of us sees of the other's peccadilloes, the greater will be the honour and respect -- that, I think, is the proper phrase -- I say the _respect_ in which we shall hold each other."
• "The respect that you will receive, the real and _sincere respect_, will depend entirely on what you are able _to do_."
• "The only impression that his mother ought to make on Carl is what I have already told him, -- namely, to respect her as _his mother_, but _not to follow her example in any respect_; he must be strongly warned against this."