[ɛˈstiːm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- respect and admiration
(e.g: he was held in high esteem by colleagues)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘worth, reputation’): from Old French estime (noun), estimer (verb), from Latin aestimare ‘to estimate’. The verb was originally in the Latin sense, also ‘appraise’ (compare with estimate), used figuratively to mean ‘assess the merit of’. Current senses date from the 16th century

[ɛˈstiːm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- respect and admire
(e.g: many of these qualities are esteemed by managers)

- consider; deem
(e.g: I should esteem it a favour if you could speak to them)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘worth, reputation’): from Old French estime (noun), estimer (verb), from Latin aestimare ‘to estimate’. The verb was originally in the Latin sense, also ‘appraise’ (compare with estimate), used figuratively to mean ‘assess the merit of’. Current senses date from the 16th century