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Admired For: Standard Pattern

Admired For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.

Quick answer

Use “admired for” to identify the quality, behavior, or achievement that causes respect or approval.

Key details

Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective or complement construction
Termsadmired for

Further guidance

Construction

Use “admired for” to identify the quality, behavior, or achievement that causes respect or approval.

Style Boundary

“Admire” can also take a direct object without a “for” phrase. This guide is limited to the documented reason-giving “admired for” construction.

Sources and evidence

Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.

  1. ADMIRE | English meaning — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct Cambridge dictionary evidence for “admired for” when identifying a quality or behavior that prompts respect or approval.

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