dear
IPA: dˈɪr
noun
- A very kind, loving person.
- A beloved person.
- An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
- An elderly person, especially a woman.
- A surname.
verb
- (obsolete) To endear.
adjective
- (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
- Loved; lovable.
- Lovely; kind.
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- (obsolete) Noble.
- Severe, or severely affected; sore.
- (obsolete) Fierce.
adverb
- Dearly; at a high price.
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Examples of "dear" in Sentences
- A good diplomatist loves his dear country.
- Enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Rlevse
- The sumui is very dear to the tribes of Tripura.
- The man cried out: "Mother dear -- _Mother dear_!"
- Dear Slrubenstein, Thanks for the conciliatory note.
- The near and dear ones were the victims of violence.
- "Oh, I entreat you -- I implore you, my dear, _dear_ --"
- All things are cheap to the saving, dear to the wasteful.
- He was munificent in his donations to causes dear to him.
- Well, my dear friend, to make an omelet one must break eggs.
- "_May you never regret it, my dear, my dear_," said the lover on the stage.
- Dear friend, welcome to the sandbox, a place of unbridled dreams and wonder.
- I bawled like a baby for Chosen because a dear and cherished friend was gone.
- She often called Nels "my dear" with a peculiar inflection on the _dear_ and an upward lilt of tone.
- "And now, dear, _dear_ Mademoiselle de Charrebourg, I come into your presence, to learn how it fares with you."
- "My dear, _dear_ friends!" he said, and stretched out both hands towards the company, as if to clasp them all to his heart.
- She had hurt his feelings by saying she wished she didn't have to live with him, and she had insulted his dear, dear, _dear_ picture!
- "Yes," replied Dexie, "they are rather dear, _dear shad_," and she looked intently at her plate, well knowing how Plaisted was glaring at her.
- That was the line, the very sharp and impassable line she drew between her "dear, _dear_ Ellen", her "dearest Nel", and her sisters, Anne and Emily.
- Amelia addressed him now, with an effect of angry mockery, as my dear old Frank Bronson; but that (without the mockery) was how the Amberson family almost always spoke of him: dear old Frank Bronson.