respecting
regarding; concerning.
Origin of respecting
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How to use respecting in a sentence
That being a gentleman and respecting women is a sign of being a failure.
He set about ticking the boxes required of any self-respecting plutocrat enthusiastically.
There needs to be freedom while respecting the freedoms of others.
Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over | Marlow Stern | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHmm, I can think of one self-respecting sister who would hide.
Lifetime’s ‘Girlfriend Intervention’: The Fairy Black Mothers TV Doesn’t Need | Phoebe Robinson | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs we are all familiar, Congress “shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”
Elizabeth, meanwhile, was filled with alarms respecting her daughter's unhappy infatuation.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterFurther questions respecting her family, &c., were answered with equal directness and propriety, and with manifest truth.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyI desire and am endeavoring to be on my guard respecting matters which concern his inclination and not his reason.
A member of parliament took occasion to make his maiden speech, on a question respecting the execution of a particular statute.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousIn hopes to sooth him, the Marchioness asked two or three questions respecting Wharton.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for respecting
/ (rɪˈspɛktɪŋ) /
concerning; regarding
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