From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Respect \Re*spect"\ (r?*sp?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Respected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Respecting}.] [L. respectare,
v. intens. from respicere, respectum, to look back, respect;
pref. re- re- + specere, spicere, to look, to view: cf. F.
respecter. See {Spy}, and cf. {Respite}.]
1. To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to
regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care
for; to heed.
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Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood. --Shak.
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In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect
beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and
herbs. --Bacon.
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2. To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. "I do
respect thee as my soul." --Shak.
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3. To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.]
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Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so
respect the ??uth. --Sir T.
Browne.
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4. To regard; to consider; to deem. [Obs.]
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To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar,
And as his own respected him to death. --B. Jonson.
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5. To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as,
the treaty particularly respects our commerce.
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{As respects}, as regards; with regard to; as to. --Macaulay.
{To respect the person} or {To respect the persons}, to favor
a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show
partiality. "Ye shall not respect persons in judgment."
--Deut. i. 17.
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Syn: To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
respected
adj 1: receiving deferential regard; "a respected family" [syn:
{respected}, {well-thought-of}]
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