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You will carry my everlasting gratitude, go where you will; that and my esteem are all I have to give. "

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  1. transitive verb To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate.
  2. transitive verb To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them.
  3. noun Favorable regard. See Synonyms at regard.
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  • She thought that he was probably a man who could never imagine himself at a disadvantage in any company since he was secure in his private world, possessed of that core of inner self-esteem which is the basis of happiness. —  Shroud for a Nightingale
  • Though many of you have found that the lower a lady's self-esteem, the easier it is to cash in, apparently it does not go both ways. —  Dealbreaker
  • The direct and moderating effect of self-esteem were also investigated; and BMI, age, and social desirability were included as covariates. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Self-esteem was also associated with both body dissatisfaction and the drive for muscularity, but it did not moderate that influence of either positive or negative messages. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • TrICA includes classes that use movement to help kids explore everything from history to cultural relations to self-esteem, theater and music. —  IdahoStatesman.com News Updates
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  1. Middle English estemen, to appraise, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimāre.

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  1. First at end of 16th century; from French estimer = Provencal Spanish Portuguese estimar = Italian estimare, stimare, from Latin œstimare, œstumare, value, rate, weigh, estimate: see estimate, and aim, an older word, partly a doublet of esteem.
  2. from esteem, v.
 

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