esteem

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate.
2. v. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them.
3. n. Favorable regard. See Synonyms at regard.
4. n. Archaic Judgment; opinion.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To estimate; value; set a value on, whether high or low; rate.
2. Specifically To set a high value on; prize; regard favorably, especially (of persons) with reverence, respect, or friendship.
3. To consider; regard; reckon; think.
4. Synonyms Value, Prize, Esteem, etc. (see appreciate); to respect, revere.
5. To think, deem, consider, hold, account.
6. To regard or consider value; entertain a feeling of esteem, liking, respect, etc.: with of.
7. n. Estimation; opinion or judgment of merit or demerit.
8. n. Specifically Favorable opinion, formed upon a belief in tho merit of its object; respect; regard; liking.
9. n. The character which commands consideration or regard; value; worth.
10. n. Valuation; price.
11. n. = Syn 1 and Estimate, Esteem, Estimation, Respect, Regard; honor, admiration, reverence, veneration. Estimate, both as noun and as verb, supposes an exercise of the judgment in determining external things, as amount, weight, size, value; or internal things, as intellect, excellence. It may be applied to that which is unfavorable: as, my estimate of the man was not high. Esteem as a noun has commonly the favorable meanings of the verb; it is a moral sentiment made up of respect and attachment, the result of the mental process of reckoning up the merits or useful qualities of a person: as, he is held in very general esteem. Estimation has covered the meanings of both estimate and esteem. Respect is commonly the result of admiration and approbation: as, he is entitled to our respect for his abilities and his probity; it omits, sometimes pointedly, the attachment expressed in esteem. Regard may include less admiration than respect and be not quite so strong as esteem, but its meaning is not closely fixed in quality or degree.

Wiktionary

1. n. favourable regard
2. v. To regard someone with respect
3. v. To regard something as valuable; to prize.
4. v. To look upon something in a particular way.
5. v. obsolete To judge; to estimate; to appraise

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.
2. v. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship.
3. v. obsolete To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider.
4. n. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price.
5. n. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. an attitude of admiration or esteem
2. n. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
3. v. look on as or consider
4. n. a feeling of delighted approval and liking
5. v. regard highly; think much of