respect

"in respect of,"

1. in reference to; in regard to; concerning.

2. (chiefly British) with respect to; concerning.

"in respect to,"

 with respect to; concerning.

"with respect to,"

1. referring to; concerning:
with respect to your latest request.

2. with reference to; in relation to.

"in respect that,"

Archaic. because of; since.

"pay one's respects,"

1. to visit in order to welcome, greet, etc.:
We paid our respects to the new neighbors.

2. to express one's sympathy, especially to survivors following a death:
We paid our respects to the family.

Origin:

1300–50; (noun) Middle English (< Old French) < Latin respectus action of looking back, consideration, regard, equivalent to respec-, variant stem of respicere to look back (re- re- + specere to look) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < Latin respectus past participle of respicere. C14: from Latin rēspicere to look back, pay attention to, from re- + specere to look. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of respect: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 1560. History and Etymology for respect: Noun and Verb: Middle English, from Latin respectus, literally, act of looking back, from respicere to look back, regard, from re- + specere to look — more at spy. —Merriam-Webster.

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Updated: 4 July 2020 {9:54 AM}