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# respect

noun (respect); verb (respect, respects, respected, respecting)

«respect» 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. Respect is a feeling that someone or something is important and should be treated well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#m1)
2. To respect someone is to treat them politely and fairly and value their feelings and choices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#m2)
3. To respect a rule or a place is to follow it or take care of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#m3)
4. «In this respect» means in this way or detail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school and everyday life, respect means listening when others speak, using kind words, not touching others' things without asking, and accepting differences. Respect for nature: leave no litter, do not harm wildlife. Respect for your body and others' bodies: say no, and accept no. Phrases: «show respect», «treat with respect», «earn respect», «with respect», «pay your respects» (visit or honour someone, often after a death).

### Examples

- Treat everyone with respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x1)
- We respect each other's opinions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x2)
- Respect the rules of the pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x3)
- She earned the team's respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x4)
- Respect people who are different from you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x5)
- Respect nature: take your litter home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x6)
- Respect someone's «no». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x7)
- The boy listened with respect to the old man's story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x8)
- She felt such respect for what he knew! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respect/#x9)

### Note

Uncountable as a feeling. Adjectives: «respectful» (showing respect), «respectable» (decent), «respected» (admired). Do not confuse «respectfully» and «respectively» (in that order).

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, God "having respect" to someone means He looks on them with favor and accepts them.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads that God accepted Abel's offering and not Cain's because of the hearts of the givers.

### Examples

- And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering; (Torah GEN.4.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/respect/#x1)
- but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. (Torah GEN.4.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/respect/#x2)
- And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you; and will establish My covenant with you. (Torah LEV.26.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/respect/#x3)
- To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. (Writings PRO.24.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/respect/#x4)
- I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways. (Writings PSA.119.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/respect/#x5)
- 'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? (Writings PSA.82.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/respect/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable as a feeling. Adjectives: «respectful» (showing respect), «respectable» (decent), «respected» (admired). Do not confuse «respectfully» and «respectively» (in that order).

## On Mova

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