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Esteem Through Sport — is a constituted registered Charity, established in September 2004 and awarded charitable status April 2007. The organisation is made up of local sports personalities and local community activists. The goal which Esteem Through Sport aims to… … Wikipedia
esteem — Ⅰ. esteem UK US /ɪˈstiːm/ noun [U] ► respect for or a good opinion of someone: »She has long been held in high esteem by the bankers who know her. Ⅱ. esteem UK US /ɪˈstiːm/ verb [T] ► to respect someone or have a good opinion of them: »Her work… … Financial and business terms
esteem — [ə stēm′, istēm′] vt. [ME estemen < OFr estimer < L aestimare, to value, appraise, estimate; prob. < * ais temos, one who cuts copper, mints money < IE * ayos (L aes), brass, copper (see ORE) + * tem , to cut: see TOMY] 1. to have… … English World dictionary
held in high esteem — index famous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
esteem — 01. Greg has always been held in high [esteem] by his colleagues because he always volunteers to help out with any task that comes along. 02. Constant praise helps to build a child s [esteem]. 03. Public [esteem] for the President is now at its… … Grammatical examples in English
esteem — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ low ▪ personal ▪ I needed to do it for my own personal esteem. ▪ mutual … Collocations dictionary
esteem — es|teem1 [ıˈsti:m] n [U] a feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone hold sb in high/great esteem ▪ The critics held him in high esteem as an actor. token/mark of sb s esteem (=a sign of their respect) ▪ Please accept the small … Dictionary of contemporary English
esteem — I. noun (U) a feeling of respect and admiration for someone: hold sb in high/great esteem: She was an actress who was held in high esteem by everyone who knew her. | a token of sb s esteem (=a sign of their esteem): Please accept this gift as a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
esteem — [[t]ɪsti͟ːm[/t]] esteems, esteeming, esteemed 1) N UNCOUNT Esteem is the admiration and respect that you feel towards another person. [FORMAL] He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry... Their public esteem has never… … English dictionary
esteem — es|teem1 [ ı stim ] noun uncount FORMAL a feeling of admiration and respect for someone: REGARD: Teachers feel that they have fallen in public esteem in recent years. hold someone in high esteem: She has always been held in high esteem by fellow… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
