respected

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Adjective

Positive respected

Comparative more respected

Superlative most respected

1. If someone is respected, they have or deserve respect.

   He is respected by his peers for his outstanding writing abilities.

   A kind person is generally more respected than a mean person.

Verb

Plain form respect

Third-person singular respects

Past tense respected

Past participle respected

Present participle respecting

1. The past tense and past participle of respect.

   I have always respected Tom's ability to tell the truth no matter how hard it might be.