Respects (7)
I believe the answer is:
admires
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">respects</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(admiring is a kind of respecting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for admires that I've seen before include "what a lover does" , "Esteems, respects" , "Looks up to" , "Greatly respects" , "Applauds" .)