Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood. --Shak.
In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect
beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and
herbs. --Bacon.
2. To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. ``I do
respect thee as my soul.'' --Shak.
3. To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.]
Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so
respect the ??uth. --Sir T.
Browne.
4. To regard; to consider; to deem. [Obs.]
To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar, And as
his own respected him to death. --B. Jonson.
5. To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as,
the treaty particularly respects our commerce.
{As respects}, as regards; with regard to; as to. --Macaulay.
{To respect the person} or {persons}, to favor a person, or
persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality. ``Ye shall
not respect persons in judgment.'' --Deut. i. 17.
Syn: To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.
But he it well did ward with wise respect.
--Spenser.
2. Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.
Seen without awe, and served without respect.
--Prior.
The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little
respect. --R. Nelson.
3. pl. An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to
send one's respects to another.
4. Reputation; repute. [Obs.]
Many of the best respect in Rome. --Shak.
5. Relation; reference; regard.
They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with
respect to the various benefits men received from
him, had several titles. --Tillotson.
4. Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this
respect; in any respect; in all respects.
Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be
acknowledged in many respects. --Tillotson.
In one respect I'll be thy assistant. --Shak.
7. Consideration; motive; interest. [Obs.] ``Whatever secret
respects were likely to move them.'' --Hooker.
To the publik good Private respects must yield.
--Milton.
{In respect}, in comparison. [Obs.] --Shak.
{In respect of}.
(a) In comparison with. [Obs.] --Shak.
(b) As to; in regard to. [Archaic] ``Monsters in respect
of their bodies.'' --Bp. Wilkins. ``In respect of
these matters.'' --Jowett. (Thucyd.)
{In, or With}, {respect to}, in relation to; with regard to;
as respects. --Tillotson.
{To have respect of persons}, to regard persons with
partiality or undue bias, especially on account of
friendship, power, wealth, etc. ``It is not good to have
respect of persons in judgment.'' --Prov. xxiv. 23.
Syn: Deference; attention; regard; consideration; estimation.
See {Deference}.