Collocation
pay respect
to show admiration, honor, or polite consideration to someone or something
Definition
'pay respect' is a common English collocation. to show admiration, honor, or polite consideration to someone or something
pay + respect (to + someone/something)
“People gathered to pay respect to the late teacher at the memorial service.”
Examples
- We should pay respect to local customs when we travel.
- The players paid respect to their former coach before the match.
- At the funeral, hundreds came to pay respect to the family.
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- Please pay respect to the rules of the temple by speaking quietly.
- They paid respect to the victims with a minute of silence.
- Visitors are expected to pay respect to the flag during the ceremony.
- The exhibition invites guests to pay respect to the artists who shaped the movement.
- Even in disagreement, he always paid respect to his opponent's experience.
- On the anniversary, she went back to the village to pay respect to her ancestors.