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achten  

ach•ten  
1       vt  
a    (=schätzen)   to respect, to think highly of, to hold in high regard  
geachtete Leute      respected people  
b    (=respektieren)   [Gesetze, Bräuche, jds Gesinnung]   to respect
c    geh   (=betrachten)   to regard  
etw (für) gering achten      to have scant regard for sth  
2       vi  
auf etw ($) achten      acc   to pay attention to sth  
auf die Kinder achten      to keep an eye on the children  
darauf achten, dass ...      to be careful or to see or to take care that ...  


ächten   äch•ten      vt  
  (Hist)  
to outlaw, to proscribe     (fig)   to ostracize  
gering achten   ge•ring ach•ten      vt       gering schätzen  
hoch achten   hoch ach•ten      vt   to respect highly
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