уважать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish uważać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊvɐˈʐatʲ]
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Verb

уважа́ть • (uvažátʹimpf (perfective ува́жить or заува́жать)

  1. to admire, to esteem, to have a good opinion of someone
  2. to honour/honor, to respect, to treat politely
  3. to abide by, to comply, to observe, to not violate
  4. to like, to be fond of

Conjugation

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “уважать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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