- (v.i.) To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider.
- (v.t.) To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect or friendship.
- (v.t.) To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.
- (v.t.) Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price.
- (v.t.) High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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