admires is a form of:

Admire



noun
1.
~ somebody / something (for something) (respect highly, have a high opinion of, regard with wonder arid approval, esteem, or affection, wonder, marvel, approve) កោត, សរសើរ, កោតសរសើរ, ស្ងើច, យល់ថាចម្លែក, យល់ថាហួសហេតុ
Example: We admired the beautiful picture, Miss Bopha admired Samat's handling of the younger children.
Example: We all admired Alice's improvement in swimming.
ENGLISH MEANING
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.
1.
adore, appreciate, approve, esteem, regard, respect, revere, venerate, wonder
1.
abhor, despise, dislike