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noun 
  1. admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit
He is an intellectual giant, and I have great for him.
  1. regard for the rights of others; tolerance
  2. (always plural): Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.
  1. a particular aspect of something
With to his personal hygene, I suggest that he shower more often.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: respect , achting , eerbied
  • French: tolérance
  • German: Respekt
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, Polite greetings)
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: rispetto
  • Spanish: respecto
verb 
  1. to have respect for.
She is an intellectual giant, and I her greatly.
  1. to have regard for the rights of others.
I your right to hold this belief although I think it is nonsense.
  1. to consent to abide by an agreement.
They failed to the treaty they had signed, and invaded.
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