admire

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive)To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

   “The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].”

   “examples rather to be admired than imitated”

2. (transitive)To regard with wonder and delight.

   “kings ſhall crouch vnto our conquering ſwords, And hoſtes of Souldiers ſtand amazd at vs, When with their fearfull tongues they ſhall confeſſe Theſe are the men that al the world admires,”

3. (transitive)To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
4. (transitive)To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.

   “to admire a person of high moral worth”

   “to admire a landscape”

   “He'd always been (very) much admired by his colleagues.”

   “I'm so sick and tired of bein' admired. That I wish that I would just die or get fired.”

5. (US, dialectal, rare)To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.)

   “I'm not sayin' she's touched the Devil, now, but I'd admire to know what books she reads and why she hides them — she'll not answer me, y' see.”

   “And I'd admire seeing this creek become a sort of stopping place for geese of one sort and another.”

   ““I hope you do. I'd admire seeing a lot of you.” They made camp down at the creek. Will spread her blanket not too far from his. “Well, aren't you a lady's man.” “Why do you say that?””

name

1. A city and town in Kansas.
2. An unincorporated community in York County, Pennsylvania.