[{"word":"respecting","phonetic":"/ɹɪˈspɛktɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɹɪˈspɛktɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To have respect for.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly."},{"definition":"To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense."},{"definition":"To abide by an agreement.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded."},{"definition":"To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(dated except in \"respecting\") To relate to; to be concerned with.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To regard; to consider; to deem.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To look toward; to face.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["honor","esteem","honor","revere","venerate","esteem","value"],"antonyms":["contemn","despect","despise","dis","disrespect","diss","belittle","ignore","neglect","slight"]},{"partOfSpeech":"preposition","definitions":[{"definition":"Regarding; considering","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I wrote to him respecting the proposed lawsuit."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/respect","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/respecting"]}]