respect English · revision 2616

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1380|origins=la specere}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /rɪˈspekt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|respecte]], [[bor|fro|respect]] and directly [[bor|la|respectus|t=regard; a looking back]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(AHD 2000) the noun use of the past participle of [[m|la|respicere|t=to look back at, regard, consider]],^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[m|la|re-|t=back]] and [[m|la|specere|t=to look at]],^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000) from [[ine-pro|*spek-|t=to observe]].^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000) It is a doublet of [[respite]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Klein 1966) The verb is from the noun, perhaps reinforced by Middle French respecter and Latin respectāre, a frequentative of respicere.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ “Relation, reference, regard”, as in the phrase ''in respect to'': probably about 1380^(Barnhart 1988) or the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) The OED's first quotation, ''to have respect to'', is from about 1391.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ “An aspect of a thing” is from the late 15th century, hence “a point, detail”, as in the phrase ''in some respects'', from the 1580s.^(Etymonline) Consideration is from 1483, and high regard, esteem, from 1586.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) ''With all due respect'' is by the 1670s.^(Etymonline) The verb meant “to put off, neglect” in 1542, now obsolete,^(OED 1989) and “to regard, take into account” from 1548, in common use until about 1660.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988) “To treat with deferential esteem” is from the 1550s,^(Etymonline) “to relate to” from the 1560s,^(Etymonline) and “to refrain from interfering with” from the 1620s.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1380 – relation, regard.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1483 – consideration.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1542 – verb, to put off.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1548 – to take into account.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1550s – to esteem.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1580s – a point, detail.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1586 – high regard, esteem.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1620s – to refrain from interfering with.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1670s – ''with all due respect''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A feeling of deep admiration or [[esteem]] for someone.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # Due regard for the feelings, rights or wishes of others.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

+ # A particular aspect or detail: ''in this respect''.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

+ # ''(plural)'' Polite greetings: ''pay one's respects''.^(AHD)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To feel or show esteem for.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

+ # To avoid harming or interfering with: ''respect the law''.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

+ # To relate to; to concern.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[respecter]]

+ * [[self-respect]]

+ * [[disrespect]]

+ * [[respectable]]

+ * [[respectful]]

+ * [[respectability]]

+ * [[self-respecting]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[respective]]

+ * [[respite]]

+ * [[aspect]]

+ * [[inspect]]

+ * [[prospect]]

+ * [[spectacle]]

+ * [[spy]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}