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masculine

/ʁɛs.pɛ/

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Translation

respect

Word origin

From Latin respectus ('a looking back, regard'), from respicere ('to look back at'), from re- ('back') and specere ('to look'). English respect comes from the same root, as do spectacle and inspect.

Origin
Latin
Root
respectus
English cognates
respect, spectacle, inspect

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralrespects

Examples

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Respect for others is a very important value.

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With all due respect, I do not agree.

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He earned the respect of all his colleagues.

permet .

Respect for the rules lets everyone live together.

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He talks about his grandmother with a great deal of respect.

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This word is part of lesson 22.