{
    "term": "respect",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a strong feeling of approval of somebody/something because of their good qualities or achievements",
            "sensetop": "respect (for somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I have **the utmost respect** for her and her work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They feel a deep and **mutual respect** for each other."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a noble effort that **deserves respect**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She soon **earned the respect** of her colleagues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You did a great job. Respect! *(= used to praise somebody)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have nothing but respect for the winning team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had a lot of respect for him as an actor, but didn't like the way he treated other members of the cast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt a grudging respect for her talents as an organizer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have a tremendous respect for the fact that he finished the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have enormous respect for Pierre. He taught me a lot."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On their trek they gained a new-found respect for one another."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His actions reflected genuine respect for them as individuals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gained the respect and admiration of many fellow artists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Classical music has lost respect among young people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an older man who commands the respect and loyalty of his younger subordinates"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His straightforward business style has earned him much respect in his industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Journalists don't usually get much respect in the movies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His films still do not receive the proper respect today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These women rejected scientific rationalism in favour of a profound respect for traditional wisdom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the respect accorded to her memory"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the critical respect accorded to his novel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She held him in considerable respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a mark of the respect in which he is held that the hall was packed."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "deep", "enormous"],
                "verb + respect": ["feel", "have", "hold somebody in"],
                "preposition": ["respect for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "polite behaviour towards or care for somebody/something that you think is important",
            "sensetop": "respect for somebody/somethingout of respect (for somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to show a lack of respect for authority",
                    "contextForm": "respect for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have a deep respect for the natural world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has no respect for her feelings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone has a right to be **treated with respect**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A two-minute silence was held as a **mark of respect**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Out of respect for my friend, I didn't say anything.",
                    "contextForm": "out of respect (for somebody/something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "regimes with scant respect for democracy or human rights"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a lack of respect for tradition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They instilled in their children a respect for Welsh tradition and culture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Work experience gives students a healthy respect for what it takes to earn a living."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We observed a minute's silence out of respect for the disaster victims."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A two-minute silence was held as a mark of respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A relationship of mutual respect between buyer and seller is key."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Vegetarianism shows respect for life, he says."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We teach children kindness and respect for others."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They failed to show proper respect for the dead."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People remove their hats in order to show respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to show a little more respect towards your elders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Out of respect for his feelings I didn't say what I really thought."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone stands out of respect as she enters the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Asking questions about what is appropriate demonstrates respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is infuriated by her father's lack of respect towards her husband."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He always treated me with respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He treats his grandparents with great respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a society in which age commands great respect"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the respect due to his great age"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The chainsaw is a dangerous tool—it should be treated with respect."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "utmost", "little"],
                "verb + respect": [
                    "accord somebody/​something",
                    "pay (somebody/​something)",
                    "show (somebody/​something)"
                ],
                "preposition": ["out of respect", "with respect"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a lack of respect",
                    "a mark of respect",
                    "a sign of respect"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a particular aspect or detail of something",
            "sensetop": "in… respect",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**In this respect** we are very fortunate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This has been a difficult year **in many respects**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was one respect, however, in which they differed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They differed in one respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has been unlucky in many respects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In many respects, our situations are similar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The work succeeds except in one crucial respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is in certain respects the most important section of the legislation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a cooperative, our mission is different in several very important respects than if we were a publicly held company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He takes after his father in some respects, but he's very different in other ways."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In all material respects we are so much better off today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report is accurate in all material respects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The marriage was a disaster in every respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In this respect he cannot be criticized."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In many respects she is like her mother."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has a tendency to generalize but he is not unusual in that respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Another respect in which the two plays are alike is that they are both exceedingly difficult to stage."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["certain", "different", "crucial"],
                "verb + respect": ["differ in", "be alike in", "be identical in"],
                "preposition": ["in… respect", "in respect of", "with respect to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "in all, many, some, several, etc. respects",
                    "in every respect",
                    "in this respect"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "about; relating to",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A writ was served on the firm in respect of their unpaid bill."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in payment for something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "money received in respect of overtime worked"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to visit somebody or to send a message of good wishes as a sign of respect for them",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Many came to **pay their last respects** *(= by attending somebody's funeral)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are going to disagree, usually quite strongly, with somebody",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "With all due respect, the figures simply do not support you on this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "With all due respect, I think you've misunderstood what he said."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in connection with",
            "labels": "(formal or business)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The two groups were similar with respect to income and status."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈspekt/",
                "audio": "re/respect/respect__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈspekt/",
                "audio": "re/respect/respect__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin respectus, from the verb respicere ‘look back at, regard’, from re- ‘back’ + specere ‘look at’."
}