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1 to have a good opinion of someone or something

respect him for his honesty.

—SYNONYM admire

to pay attention to or be careful about something We should respect other people's cultures and values.

re • spect • a • ble / ri ' spektabl / adjective

If a person or thing is respectable , people think they are good or correct

She comes from a respectable family.

re • spect • ful / ri ' spektfl / adjective

If you are respectful , you are polite to other people and in different situations

The crowd listened in respectful silence.

res • pi • ra • to • ry / ' respra|tori / adjective

( BIOLOGY , HEALTH ) connected with breathing

He suffers from respiratory problems.

► res • pi • ra • tion / |respa'reijn / noun [ noncount ]

( formal )

breathing

re • spondaw / ri ' spand /

(re -sponds , re - spond - ing,re -spond - ed )

( formal )

to do or say something to answer someone or something I said "hello," but he didn't respond.

—SYNONYM reply

re • sponseAWL / ri 'spans / noun [ count ]

an answer to someone or something I wrote to them but I haven't had a response.

—SYNONYM reply

re .spon .si .bil .i .ty ©/n^panss'bibti /

noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural re - spon - si - bil - i - ties )

a duty to deal with or take care of someone or something

Who has responsibility for the new students?

The dog is my brother's responsibility.

You need to take responsibity for your own actions.

re .spon .si .ble © / ri spansabl / adjective

having the duty to take care of someone or something The driver is responsible for the lives of the people on the bus.

being the person who made something bad happen Who was responsible for the accident?

A responsible person is someone that you can trust We need a responsible person to take care of our son.

—ANTONYM irresponsible

rest 1 © / rest / noun

1the rest [ singular ] the part that is left or the ones that are left

If you don't want the rest, I'll eat it.

liked the beginning, but the rest of the movie wasn't very good.

Jason watched TV and the rest of us went for a walk.

[ count, noncount ] a time when you relax, sleep, or do nothing

After walking for an hour, we stopped for a rest. Try to get some rest now.

rest 2 Ф/ rest / verb ( rests , rest ing , rest ed )

to relax, sleep, or do nothing after an activity or an illness We worked all morning and then rested for an hour before starting work again.

to be on something; to put something on or against another thing

His arms were resting on the table.

res .tau .rant © / 'restsrant/ noun [ count ]

a place where you buy a meal and eat it rest • ful / ' restfl / adjective

making you feel relaxed and calm a restful weekend

rest • less / ' restlas / adjective

not able to stay still or relax because you are bored or nervous

The kids always get restless on long drives.

re • store AWL / ri 'stor / verb ( re stores , re - stor ing , re - stored )

to make something as good as it was before The old hotel has been restored. ► res • to • ra • tion AWL / resta 'reijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

an historic house in need of restoration

re • strain AWL / ri 'strein / verb ( re strains , re - strain ing , re - strained )

to stop someone or something from doing something; to control someone or something I couldn't restrain my anger.

re • strict AWL / ri 'strikt / verb ( re stricts , re - strict ing , re - strict ed )

to allow only a certain amount, size, sort, etc.