earn respect

  • 1earn — [ ɜrn ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to receive money for work that you do: She doesn t earn much money, but she enjoys the work. Most people here earn about $60,000 a year. His illness has affected his ability to earn. a ) transitive …

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  • 2earn */*/*/ — UK [ɜː(r)n] / US [ɜrn] verb Word forms earn : present tense I/you/we/they earn he/she/it earns present participle earning past tense earned past participle earned 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to receive money for work that you do She doesn t… …

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  • 3earn — W2S2 [ə:n US ə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money for work)¦ 2¦(profit)¦ 3¦(something deserved)¦ 4 earn your/its keep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: earnian] 1.) ¦(MONEY FOR WORK)¦ [I and T] to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4earn — verb 1 to get money for work, etc. ADVERB ▪ consistently ▪ reportedly, reputedly (esp. BrE) ▪ She reportedly earns more than $475 000 a year VERB + EARN ▪ …

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  • 5respect — I n. esteem 1) to pay, show respect to 2) to command, inspire respect (she commands respect from everyone = she commands everyone s respect) 3) to earn, win; lose smb. s respect 4) deep, profound, sincere; due; grudging; mutual respect 5) respect …

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  • 6respect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 admiration ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, enormous, great, high, profound, tremendous ▪ grudging …

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  • 7respect — re|spect1 W1S1 [rıˈspekt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(admiration)¦ 2¦(consideration)¦ 3 with (the greatest) respect/with (all) due respect 4¦(for danger)¦ 5 in one respect/in some respects etc 6¦(greetings)¦ 7 pay your last respects (to somebody) 8 in respect… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8respect — I UK [rɪˈspekt] / US noun Word forms respect : singular respect plural respects *** 1) [uncountable] a feeling of admiration that you have for someone because of their personal qualities, their achievements, or their status, and that you show by… …

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  • 9respect — 1 /rI spekt/ noun 1 ADMIRATION (U) admiration for someone, especially because of their personal qualities, knowledge or skill (+ for): I have the greatest respect for Jane s judgement. | win/earn/gain the respect of: With his decisive handling of …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10earn — 01. She [earns] about $8.00 an hour as a waitress, but she gets more than double that in tips. 02. The movie has [earned] over 25 million dollars in its first week. 03. If you want people to trust you, you have to [earn] their trust. 04. He has… …

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