1. a feeling of respect for and approval of somebody/something
   1. admiration for somebody/something
      1. I have great admiration for her as a writer.
   2. in admiration
      1. to watch/gaze in admiration
   3. Collocations
      1. adjective
         1. deep admiration
         2. genuine admiration
         3. great admiration
      2. verb + admiration
         1. be filled with admiration
         2. be full of admiration
         3. feel admiration
      3. preposition
         1. in admiration
         2. with admiration
         3. admiration  for
      4. phrases
         1. a gasp of admiration
         2. have nothing but admiration for somebody/​something
2. Word Family
   1. Noun
      1. admirer
         1. a person who admires somebody/something, especially a well-known person or thing
            1. He is a great admirer of Picasso's early paintings.
            2. Collocations
            3. adjective
            4. ardent admirer
            5. devoted admirer
            6. fervent admirer
            7. verb + admirer
            8. have admirer
            9. gain admirer
            10. win admirer
            11. … of admirers
            12. band of admirers
            13. circle of admirers
            14. host of admirers
            15. phrases
            16. friends and admirers
         2. a person who has a romantic or sexual interest in somebody
            1. She never married but had many admirers.
            2. You've got a secret admirer.
            3. She was always surrounded by a circle of admirers.
            4. Collocations
            5. adjective
            6. ardent admirer
            7. devoted admirer
            8. fervent admirer
            9. verb + admirer
            10. have admirer
            11. gain admirer
            12. win admirer
            13. … of admirers
            14. band of admirers
            15. circle of admirers
            16. host of admirers
            17. phrases
            18. friends and admirers
   2. Verb
      1. admire
         1. to respect somebody for what they have done or to respect their qualities
            1. admire somebody/something
            2. I really admire your enthusiasm.
            3. admire somebody/something for something
            4. The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.
            5. admire somebody for doing something
            6. I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.
            7. Her work was much admired by critics.
            8. You have to admire the way he handled the situation.
            9. Actually, I greatly admire and respect him.
            10. Collocations
            11. adverb
            12. deeply admire
            13. enormously admire
            14. greatly admire
            15. preposition
            16. admire about
            17. admire for
            18. verb + admire
            19. have to admire
            20. phrases
            21. be generally admired
            22. can’t help admiring
            23. be widely admired
         2. admire something to look at something and think that it is attractive and/or impressive
            1. He stood back to admire his handiwork.
            2. I've just been admiring your new car.
            3. Let’s just sit and admire the view.
            4. Collocations
            5. verb + admire
            6. pause to admire
            7. stop to admire
            8. stand back to admire
   3. Adjective
      1. admirable
         1. having qualities that you admire and respect
            1. Her dedication to her work was admirable.
            2. He made his points with admirable clarity.
            3. They've done an admirable job in making sure that all the supplies got through.
            4. Collocations
            5. verbs
            6. be admirable
            7. find somebody/​something admirable
            8. adverbs
            9. very admirable
            10. wholly admirable
            11. truly admirable
         2. Synonym
            1. commendable
      2. admiring
         1. admiring (of somebody/something) showing respect for somebody/something for what they are or what they have done
            1. James was admiring of her courage and determination.
            2. Others took a less admiring view of this behaviour.
         2. showing that somebody thinks somebody/something is attractive/and or impressive
            1. She was used to receiving admiring glances from men.
            2. He played to an admiring audience.
   4. Adverb
      1. admirably
         1. in a way that you admire and respect
            1. Joe coped admirably with a difficult situation.
         2. Synonyms
            1. commendably
      2. admiringly
         1. ​in a way that shows respect for what somebody/something is or what they have done
            1. He always spoke admiringly of serious scholars.
         2. in a way that shows you think somebody/something is attractive and/or impressive
            1. She gazed admiringly at his photograph.
3. UK - /ˌædməˈreɪʃn/ US - /ˌædməˈreɪʃn/ [uncountable]