Dear

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English


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Etymology

Middle English dere, from Old English dēore. Confer Dutch duur, "costly", German teuer, "dear".

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Pronunciation

  • SAMPA: /dI@/
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Homophones

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Adjective

Positive
'dear'

Comparative
'more dear'

Superlative
'most dear'


  1. loved; lovable
  2. high in price; expensive
  3. precious to or greatly valued by someone
  4. a formal way of addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter
  5. a formal way of addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly
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Translations

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Anagrams


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Irish

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Verb

dear

  1. to draw (design)el:dear

fr:dear io:dear it:dear hu:dear fi:dear uk:dear zh:dear

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