Encounters English going the wrong way, in some respect (6)
I believe the answer is:
esteem
'some respect' is the definition.
('esteem' can be a synonym of 'respect')
'encounters english going the wrong way' is the wordplay.
'encounters' becomes 'meets' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'encounter').
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'going the wrong way' is a reversal indicator.
'meets'+'e'='meetse'
'meetse' back-to-front is 'ESTEEM'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for esteem that I've seen before include "Favourable regard" , "'Regard, respect (6)'" , "Floor covering" , "judge" , "Hold in high regard and respect" .)