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Holding dear
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esteeming
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vb. (present participle of esteem English)
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Esteemed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Esteeming .] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and E. ask. Cf. Aim , Estimate .] To set a value on; to appreciate the worth ...
Usage examples of esteeming.
It is impossible I can consider your friendly interference in my behalf without esteeming you.
Herodian says of the British pursued by Severus through the fens and marshes of the east coast, that they wore iron hoops round their middles and their necks, esteeming them as ornaments and tokens of riches, in like manner as other barbarous people then esteemed ornaments of silver and gold.