esteem

/əsˈtim/uh-STEEM
/əsˈtim/uh-STEEM

Meaningto value

Common meaning: to value highly

Other meanings: high regard

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√IS‘seek, wish for’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 36, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinaestimō‘to value, assess’
  3. Old Frenchestimersource
  4. Englishesteem‘to value highly’ · today

esteem also in: estimate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin aestimō ‘to value, assess’.

Roots

Related words

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