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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Respect \Re*spect"\ (r?*sp?kt"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Respected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Respecting}.] [L. respectare, v. intens. from respicere, respectum, to look back, respect; pref. re- re- + specere, spicere, to look, to view: cf. F. respecter. See {Spy}, and cf. {Respite}.]
1. To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.
Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood. --Shak.
In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs. --Bacon.
2. To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. ''I do respect thee as my soul.'' --Shak.
3. To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.]
Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so respect the ??uth. --Sir T. Browne.
4. To regard; to consider; to deem. [Obs.]
To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar, And as his own respected him to death. --B. Jonson.
5. To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce.
{As respects}, as regards; with regard to; as to. --Macaulay.
{To respect the person} or {To respect the persons}, to favor a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. ''Ye shall not respect persons in judgment.'' --Deut. i. 17.
Syn: To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
respected
adjective
1: receiving deferential regard; "a respected family" [syn: {well-thought-of}]
2: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family" [syn: {glorious}, {illustrious}, {redoubtable}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "respected": admired, adored, appreciated, creditable, esteemed, estimable, held in esteem, held in respect, highly considered, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, honorable, honored, in favor, in good odor, in high esteem, in high favor, meritorious, much-admired, noble, prestigious, prized, reputable, respectable, revered, reverenced, reverend, valued, venerable, venerated, well-considered, well-thought-of, worshiped, worshipful, worthy
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