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# esteem

noun (uncountable); verb (esteem, esteems, esteemed, esteeming)

«esteem» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Esteem is great respect and good opinion of someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#m1)
2. Self-esteem is how much you value and respect yourself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#m2)
3. (formal) To esteem someone means to respect and admire them a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PSHE and wellbeing lessons, «self-esteem» is common: feeling good about who you are. In stories or speeches, someone is "held in high esteem" when people respect them. Phrases: «hold someone in high esteem», «self-esteem», «low self-esteem», «a token of our esteem», «highly esteemed».

### Examples

- The teacher was held in high esteem by everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#x1)
- Bullying can damage a child's self-esteem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#x2)
- Praise for effort can help build self-esteem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#x3)
- The doctor was a highly esteemed scientist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#x4)
- Please accept this gift as a token of our esteem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#x5)
- She had low self-esteem until she joined the drama club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#x6)
- MERCURY once determined to learn in what esteem he was held among mortals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/#x7)

### Note

Noun is uncountable. Verb: esteemed, esteeming (formal). Adjective: esteemed. Do not mix up with «estimate» (a rough guess of a number), which looks similar.

## In Jewish tradition

It means to consider or think of something in a certain way. The psalmist thinks that all of God's rules are right. In Isaiah the people thought the servant was struck by God.

**Interpretation.** Isaiah 53 is read by Jewish tradition mostly as speaking of the people of Israel suffering among the nations, and the nations later see that they were wrong about it.

### Examples

- Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate. (Writings PSA.119.128, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/esteem/#x1)
- Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; whereas we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. (Prophets ISA.53.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/esteem/#x2)

### Note

Noun is uncountable. Verb: esteemed, esteeming (formal). Adjective: esteemed. Do not mix up with «estimate» (a rough guess of a number), which looks similar.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «esteem» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/esteem/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«esteem» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/esteem.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «esteem» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/esteem/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«esteem» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/esteem.html) on Mova free.