Grammar fix
earn respect
gain respect
To get other people to admire or value you because of your actions, character, or achievements.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
It takes time to earn respect from your colleagues at a new job.
In my opinion, teachers earn respect by being fair and supportive to their students.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He earned a respect from his team.
Say: He earned the respect of his team.
Uncountable — no 'a'; 'respect OF'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Garnered the esteem' is literary; 'earn respect' is the natural phrase.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
earn respect
- the respect of
- their
- hard-earned
- command