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in some respects and in many respects

with regard to some or many details. In some respects, Anne's comments are similar to yours. The three proposals are quite different in many respects.

See also: some

pay someone respect

to honor someone; to have and show respect for someone. You really should pay your boss more respect. We have to pay our parents a lot of respect.

See also: pay

respect someone as something

to admire someone as something. I respect you as a friend and supervisor. We respected them all as colleagues and coworkers.

respect someone for something

to admire someone for something. I really respect George for his courage. Mary respected the company for its fine products.

with respect to someone or something

of or about someone or something. With respect to radiation, this power plant is very safe. This article examines experiments with respect to ethical issues.

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pay your respects

to express your admiration or friendly feeling for someone First I paid my respects to her parents and then went into to town to see some other people. Fans waited in the cold to pay their final respects to this fine athlete.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form pay your final respects (to express your admiration for someone who has died)

See also: pay

with all due respect

with the admiration that is owed With all due respect, I think there are some facts you have not considered.

Usage notes: used to disagree politely with someone

See also: due

with respect to something (slightly formal) also in respect to something

considering or relating to something with regard to something There is another question with respect to this plan that must be answered before any decision can be made. Do you really believe your memory is clear in respect to what happened?

Related vocabulary: in terms of something