achten
Meaning
- (transitive) to regard, consider
- (transitive) to estimate, to reckon
Concepts
think well of
think highly of
have a high regard for
pay heed to
Synonyms
hoogachten
achting toedragen
achting hebben voor
houden van
hechten aan
van mening zijn
respekteren
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑxtə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch achten, from Old Dutch ahton, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtōn. By surface analysis, acht (“attention, heed, consideration”) + -en.
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