Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - resourceful

~ adj approving good at finding ways of dealing with practical problems  (a resourceful woman who could cope in almost any circumstances) - resourcefully adv - resourcefulness n respect ~1 n 1 »ADMIRATION« admiration for someone, especially because of their personal qualities, knowledge or skill + for  (I have the greatest respect for Jane's judgement.) win/earn/gain the respect of  (With his decisive handling of the dispute, he had won the respect of everyone. | command the respect of (=have and deserve someone's respect))  (Dr Weiss commands the respect of all who know him.)  (- opposite disrespect) 2 with (the greatest) respect/with (all) due respect spoken formal used to politely introduce an expression of disagreement  (With respect, sir, I think you're quite wrong.) 3 »CONSIDERATION« an attitude of regarding something or someone as important so that you are careful not to harm them, treat them rudely etc + for  (Out of respect for the wishes of her family, the affair was not reported in the newspapers. | children who show no respect for authority) treat sb/sth with respect  (Old people deserve to be treated with more respect.) 4 »FOR DANGER« a careful attitude towards something or someone that is dangerous + for  (Forbes has always shown a healthy respect for the treacherous currents of the Yangtze.) 5 in one respect/in some respects/in every respect used to say that something is true in one way, in some ways, or in every way  (In many respects the new version is not so good as the old one. | Aunt Arabella is very stubborn. Kim takes after her in that respect.) 6 »GREETINGS« respects formal polite greetings  (give/send your respects)  (Give my respects to your wife. | pay your respects (=make a polite visit))  (I've come to pay my respects to the countess.) 7 pay your last respects (to) to go to someone's funeral 8 in respect of formal a) concerning or in relation to  (This is especially true in respect of the United Kingdom.) b) an expression meaning in payment for, used in business letters  (The builder will be paid -300 in respect of the work already done.) 9 with respect to formal used to introduce a new subject, or to return to one that has already been mentioned  (With respect to your other proposals, I am not yet able to give you our decision.)  (- see also self­respect) ~2 v 1 (not in progressive) to admire someone because they have high standards and good personal qualities such as fairness and honesty  (He's not the most popular teacher, but the students respect him. | John had always respected Matthew's opinion. | respect sb for)  (Molly always told us exactly what she thought, and we respected her for that.) 2 to be careful not to do anything against someone's wishes, rights etc  (I promise to respect your wishes. | The President is expected to respect the constitution.)