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Esteem Pronunciation
Esteem is pronounced uh-STEEM, IPA /əˈstim/.
uh-STEEM
US /əˈstim/ · UK /ɛˈstiːm/
Syllables: uh · STEEM (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and verb: Respect and admiration for somebody, or to hold somebody in such regard.
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Esteem in a Sentence
- She is held in high esteem by her students.
- His esteem for the old man never wavered.
- We esteem the work even where we disagree with it.
Common Mispronunciations of Esteem
Not ES-teem
The volume belongs to the second beat, and self-esteem lends a little to the first half without moving the peak.
Not uh-STIM
The loud vowel runs long, the ee of seem.
Tip: Esteem rhymes with team and steam, and only the weak opening uh marks it off from them.
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