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Collocations for admire - verb

1. have high opinion of sb/sth

ADV.

deeply, enormously, greatly, hugely, particularly, really
He admires you enormously.
rather | clearly, openly | secretly
She secretly admired and envied him.

VERB + ADMIRE

have to
You have to admire their dedication and commitment.

PREP.

about
What do you most admire about her?
for
I rather admire him for his determination.

PHRASES

be generally/widely admired
He is widely admired as a journalist.
can''t/couldn''t help admiring/but admire
I couldn''t help but admire his determination.
you can only admire sb/sth
You can only admire her courage and determination.

2. look at sth attractive

VERB + ADMIRE

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

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