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Collocations for respect - noun

1. admiration

ADJECTIVE

considerable, deep, enormous, great, high, profound, tremendous
grudging
mutual
a relationship based on mutual respect
new, new-found
healthy
genuine

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VERB + respect

feel, have, hold sb in
She held him in considerable respect.
command, earn (sb), gain (sb), garner (esp. AmE), get, inspire, win (sb)
a society in which age commands great respect
demand, deserve
lose

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PREPOSITION

respect for
He felt a grudging respect for her talents as an organizer.

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2. respectful behaviour/behavior

ADJECTIVE

great, utmost
little
due, proper
the respect due to his great age
decent (AmE)
equal

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VERB + respect

accord sb/sth, pay (sb/sth), show (sb/sth), treat sb/sth with
the respect accorded to her memory
He treats his grandparents with great respect.
The chainsaw is a dangerous tool—it should be treated with respect. (esp. BrE)
want

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PREPOSITION

out of respect
We observed a minute's silence out of respect for the disaster victims.
with respect
With all due respect, I think you've misunderstood what he said.

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PHRASES

a lack of respect
to show a lack of respect for authority
a mark of respect, a sign of respect, a token of respect

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3. detail/point

ADJECTIVE

certain
different
crucial, important, key, significant
material

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VERB + respect

differ in
There was one respect, however, in which they differed.
be alike in, be identical in, be similar in, resemble sth in

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PREPOSITION

in … respect
The report is accurate in all material respects.
in respect of (= concerning)
A writ was served on the company in respect of their unpaid bill.
with respect to (= concerning)
The two groups were similar with respect to income and status.

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PHRASES

in all, many, some, several, etc. respects, in every respect
In many respects she is like her mother.
The marriage was a disaster in every respect.
in this respect
In this respect he cannot be criticized.

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Collocations for respect - verb

1. admire sb/sth

ADVERB

deeply, greatly, really, very much
truly

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PREPOSITION

as
She is widely respected as a politician.
for
She was much respected for her knowledge of herbs.

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PHRASES

be highly respected, be much respected, be very respected, be well respected
a highly respected doctor
be internationally respected, be universally, be widely respected
WWF is internationally respected for its conservation work.

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2. pay attention to sth

ADVERB

fully

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VERB + respect

promise to, undertake to (esp. BrE)
The government has promised to respect human rights.
fail to
Her daughters failed to respect her last wishes.

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PHRASES

a duty to respect sth
failure to respect sth

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Respect is used with these nouns as the object:
authority, belief, confidentiality, custom, decision, dignity, diversity, father, judgement, law, limit, point of view, privacy, religion, right, sovereignty, tradition, view, wish

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