Collocations for admire - verb

deeply, enormously, greatly, hugely, particularly, really
He admires you enormously.

rather
clearly, openly
secretly
She secretly admired and envied him.

have to
You have to admire their dedication and commitment.

about
What do you most admire about her?

for
I rather admire him for his determination.

be generally admired, be widely admired
He is widely admired as a journalist.

can't help admiring, can't help but admire
I couldn't help but admire his determination.

you can only admire sb/sth
You can only admire her courage and determination.

pause to, stop to
stand back to, step back to
He stood back to admire his handiwork.

Admire is used with these nouns as the object:
beauty, bravery, courage, honesty, ingenuity, painting, reflection, scenery, sunset, view, work, workmanship