dear

adjective · noun · verb · adverb · interjectionA1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

dearermore dear

Superlative

dearestmost dear

1.
(Ireland, UK)(Ireland, UK, NZ (dated)) High in price; expensive.
The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed.
This water is sold for 50 cents per ton, which is not dear under the circumstances.
Đồng nghĩa: costly, lickpenny, spenny, 5-star, big-ticket, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, costly, cost-prohibitive, fancy, dear, dearthful, dispendious, ex, expenny, expensive, exy, high-cost, lickpenny, million-dollar, high-priced, princely, out of sight, overdear, pricey, ruinous, spendy, spenno, spenny, splurgy, steep
2.
Loved; lovable.
Đồng nghĩa: lief, lovely, precious, beloved, dear, favoured, lief, lovable, loved, lovely, lovewende, precious, special
3.
Lovely; kind.
Đồng nghĩa: benevolent, benign, nice, compassionate, benignant, good-hearted, kind, kindhearted, humane, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warmhearted, attentive, considerate, thoughtful, affable, benign, cordial, dear, friendly, gentle, good, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, mild, nice, pleasant, clement, forbearing, forgiving, lenient, merciful, soft, patient, pitying, tolerant, understanding, altruistic, brotherly, generous, charitable, greathearted, humanitarian, magnanimous, noble, openhearted, philanthropic, unselfish, unsparing
4.
Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow.
Đồng nghĩa: cordial, fond, warm-hearted, affectionate, caring, cordial, dear, fond, friendly, goodhearted, good-natured, heartfelt, hearty, kind, kindhearted, kindsome, loving, softhearted, warm, warm-hearted, tender, tenderhearted
5.
Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
The dearer the giver, the dearer the trinket he brings!
Đồng nghĩa: cherished, treasured, without price, estimable, valuable, worthy, worthly, prizable, treasurous, worth every penny
6.
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
Dear Sir/Madam/Miss, please notice our offices will be closed during the following bank holidays:[…].
Dearest Joseph/son:...
7.
A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
My dear friend, I feel better as soon as you come sit beside my sickbed!
8.
An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
My dear man, you ought to think twice about who you're trying to blackmail.
9.
(obsolete)Noble.
Đồng nghĩa: great, respected, worthy
10.
Severe, or severely affected; sore.
11.
(obsolete)Fierce.
The Christens found the heathens dear, as the lion doth the bear.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

dears

1.
A very kind, loving person.
My little cousin is such a dear, always drawing me pictures.
2.
A beloved person.
3.
An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
Pass me the salt, would you dear?
4.
An elderly person, especially a woman.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

dears

V_ing/Gerund

dearing

V_ed/pp

deared

1.
(obsolete)To endear.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

more dear

Superlative

most dear

1.
Dearly; at a high price.

interjection

1.
Indicating surprise, pity, or disapproval.
Dear, dear! Whatever were they thinking?

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Đồng nghĩa

costlylickpennyspenny5-starbig-ticketchargefulcheap at half the pricecostfulcost-prohibitivefancydearthfuldispendiousexexpennyexpensiveexyhigh-costmillion-dollarhigh-pricedprincely

Cùng gốc / liên quan

darlingoh deardear me

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore, dīere, dīore, dȳre (of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved), from *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (dear, precious; expensive), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn; hot, warm). 2 cog Cognate with dear, djuur, tüür, dier, duur (expensive), teuer, taojer, tojer (dear), diere,, dyr, dýrur, dýr, tyyris, tõurõz, divrras.