to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.

to regard with wonder or surprise (usually used ironically or sarcastically)

I admire your audacity.

to feel or express admiration.

Dialect . to take pleasure; like or desire

I would admire to go.

be admiring of

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire

He's admiring of his brother's farm.

verb

abhor , condemn , despise , detest , dislike , execrate , hate , scorn

verb

adore , applaud , appreciate , approve , be crazy about , be crazy for , be crazy over , be mad about , be nuts about , be stuck on , be sweet on , be wild about , cherish , commend , credit , delight in , esteem , eulogize , extol , fall for * , get high on , glorify , go for * , groove on * , hail , hold in respect , honor , idolize , laud , look up to , marvel at , moon over , pay homage to , praise , prize , rate highly , respect , revere , take pleasure in , think highly of , treasure , value , venerate , wonder at , worship , consider , regard , adulate , apotheosize , canonize , deify , dig , panegyrize