respect

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• transitive verb To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem or admire.
• transitive verb To avoid interfering with or intruding upon.
• transitive verb To avoid violating.
• transitive verb To relate or refer to; concern.
• noun A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem: synonym: regard.
• noun The state of being regarded with honor or esteem.
• noun Consideration or appreciation.
• noun Due regard for something considered important or authoritative.
• noun Polite expressions of consideration, deference, or condolence.
• noun A particular aspect, feature, or detail.
• noun Usage Problem Relation; reference.
• idiom (in respect of) With respect to.
• idiom (with/in) In reference or relation to; concerning.

from The Century Dictionary.

• To look toward; front upon or in the direction of.
• To postpone; respite.
• To notice with especial attention; regard as worthy of particular notice; regard; heed; consider; care for; have regard to in design or purpose.
• To have reference or regard to; relate to.
• To hold in esteem, regard, or consideration; regard with some degree of reverence: as, to respect womanhood; hence, to refrain from interference with: as, to respect one's privacy.
• Synonyms To honor, revere, venerate. See esteem, n.
• noun The act of looking at or regarding, or noticing with attention; regard; attention.
• noun Deliberation; reflection; consideration.
• noun Circumspect behavior or deportment; decency.
• noun The feeling of esteem, regard, or consideration excited by the contemplation of personal worth, dignity, or power; also, a similar feeling excited by corresponding attributes in things.
• noun Courteous or considerate treatment; that which is due, as to personal worth or power.
• noun plural Expression or sign of esteem, deference, of compliment: as, to pay one's respects to the governor; please give him my respects.
• noun Good will; favor.
• noun Partial regard; undue bias; discrimination for or against some one.
• noun Reputation; repute.
• noun Consideration; motive.
• noun Point or particular; matter; feature; point of view.
• noun Relation; regard; reference: used especially in the phrase in or with respect to (or of).
• noun In consideration of.
• noun In point of; in regard to.
• noun Synonyms Estimate, Estimation, etc. See esteem.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• transitive verb To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.
• transitive verb To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor.
• transitive verb obsolete To look toward; to front upon or toward.
• transitive verb obsolete To regard; to consider; to deem.
• transitive verb To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to.
• transitive verb as regards; with regard to; as to.
• transitive verb to favor a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show partiality.
• noun The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution.
• noun Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.
• noun An expression of respect of deference; regards.
• noun obsolete Reputation; repute.
• noun Relation; reference; regard.
• noun Particular; point regarded; point of view