respected
ri-SPEK-tid/ɹɪˈspɛktɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of respect. Use this form for respect that happened in the past.
The whole class respected their new teacher right away.
Workers respected the manager because she treated them fairly.
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- 2Admired and honored by other people for being good or important.
Like a coach the whole team listens to because they trust him.
She is a respected teacher who helps every student.
The team has a respected leader they all trust.
Similaresteemed, revered, eminent, distinguished, reputable
Oppositedisreputable, despised, disgraced, discredited
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respected is a form of respect
respect, verb: To think highly of someone or something. Full entry
- Forms
- respectrespects he/she/itrespecting -ing formrespected past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- respect → respected: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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