respects
PLURAL:
1. a formal expression or gesture of greeting, esteem, or friendship:
Give my respects to your parents.
2. (often plural) an expression of esteem or regard (esp in the phrase pay one's respects).
3. expressions of high or special regard or deference:
paid our respects.
"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.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 4 July 2020 {9:54 AM}
1. a formal expression or gesture of greeting, esteem, or friendship:
Give my respects to your parents.
2. (often plural) an expression of esteem or regard (esp in the phrase pay one's respects).
3. expressions of high or special regard or deference:
paid our respects.
"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.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 4 July 2020 {9:54 AM}