respect
n 1 ~ (for) heshima, staha, taadhima. have ~for somebody heshimu. 2 ~ (to) heshima, kuzingatia, upendeleo. pay ~ to zingatia, fikiria; heshimu; (for persons) upendeleo. (unaoambatana na ukwasi/hadhi/nasaba). 3 kuhusu. with ~ to kuhusu/juu ya. in this ~ kwa hili/haya in all ~s kwa jumla/hali zote. without ~ to bila kujali. 4 (pl) respects n salamu my ~s to Joha nisalimie Joha pay one's ~s to somebody zuru/tembelea (kama ishara ya heshima). 5 namna, jinsi ya. in ~ of kulingana na, kuhusu. in some/any/ no ~s kwa kiasi fulani; kwa namna yoyote, hata kidogo. vt heshimu, stahi, jali, pendelea. ~ oneself jiheshimu. respecter n (only in) no ~er of persons n mtu/kitu kisicho na ubaguzi wowote. respecting prep mintaarafu, kuhusu. respectable adj 1 -a heshima, zuri, nyofu, stahiki. 2 (moderate) -a kiasi, -a kadiri. respectably adv. respectability n maadili, unyofu, heshima. 3 (ironic use) -a kushika/kufuata desturi/mila. respectful adj -stahifu, -a heshima, -a adabu. respectfully adv.