intransitive verb. To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval.

intransitive verb. To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect.

intransitive verb. To enjoy (something).

intransitive verb. To marvel or wonder at.

intransitive verb. To marvel at something. Often used with at.

To regard with wonder or surprise; wonder or marvel at: formerly used literally, but now chiefly in an ironical or sarcastic sense, with reference to meaning 2: as, I admire your audacity.

To regard with wonder mingled with approbation, esteem, reverence, or affection; feel admiration for; take pleasure in the beauty or qualities of; look on or contemplate with pleasure.

To wonder; be affected with surprise; marvel: sometimes with at.

To feel or express admiration.

To feel pleasure; be pleased: as, I should admire to go.

intransitive verb. To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.

transitive verb. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

transitive verb. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly.

verb. To be amazed at.

verb. To regard with wonder and delight.

verb. to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;

verb. to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.

verb. feel admiration for

verb. look at with admiration

"[1] I admire the _first_ sincerely, and in turn call upon you to _admire_ the following on Anacreon Moore's new operatic farce, [2] or farcical opera -- call it which you will:"

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