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Respected

Meanings and phrases

respected

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adj.
  1. receiving deferential regard; well-thought-of

highly respected

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Sheikh Ahmed Badsha Peer was a highly respected Sufi.
  • Sun Quan highly respected and favoured Liu Ji.
  • Boyd was highly respected by his subordinates.

most respected

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • He is one of the most respected writers of his generation.
  • "Tuluni" is still the most respected festival for the local Sumi.
  • Preston Heyman is one of the UK's most respected session drummers.

well respected

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The Brownings were well respected, and even famous.
  • Lisa Goldstein is another well respected feminist sf author.
  • The elders are well respected by Amis.

widely respected

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • He was widely respected and mourned at the time of his death.
  • These last paintings are the most widely respected of his works.
  • In 1899, he settled in Jerusalem, where he was widely respected.

became a respected

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • In later years he became a respected historian.
  • After the return Pavlov resumed writing and became a respected literary critic.
  • Later in his life, Reverend Brackett became a respected citizen of Harpers Ferry.

known and respected

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • He was known and respected by sunnis in Baalabeck for this.
  • Success after success follows, and Tony becomes well known and respected by the Philadelphia elite.
  • At the time the Revolution took place he was very well known and respected for his films, in Romania.
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