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Meanings of
dear
in English
Spanish
cariñosamente
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With affection.
dearly
affectionately
Spanish
cariñosamente
Portuguese
amor
Catalan
sol
Spanish
sol
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A beloved person; used as terms of endearment.
love
honey
dearest
loved one
Portuguese
amor
Having a high price.
costly
pricey
pricy
high-priced
Related terms
expensive
Earnest.
earnest
devout
heartfelt
Related terms
sincere
Synonyms
Examples for "
earnest
"
earnest
devout
heartfelt
Examples for "
earnest
"
1
Nervous intensity may not so much mar the effect of
earnest
debate.
2
Therefore, before the process begins, an
earnest
money agreement must be made.
3
Therefore, at Smith's
earnest
request, I made an exception in your case.
4
Moreover, I doubt whether they are really in
earnest
about this war.
5
Yet the actual Convention consisted of grave men in an
earnest
mood.
1
It notes Labor lost support among Christians, particularly
devout
,
first-generation migrant Christians.
2
But that work brought the
devout
Christian into frequent conflict with authorities.
3
But the nuns spend the evening in prayer, so do the
devout
.
4
He believes that a return to
devout
worship will alleviate the problems.
5
It's possible it was practiced only by a
devout
sprinkling of farmers.
1
His advice was simple and
heartfelt
:
keep going and follow your heart.
2
Andrew Arnott Our
heartfelt
sympathies go to her family, friends and colleagues.
3
There was surely in it a quality that was personal and
heartfelt
.
4
The weariness of the last months escaped her in this
heartfelt
outburst.
5
Mr. Jalali started the car, then gave her a long,
heartfelt
look.
Other meanings for "dear"
Usage of
dear
in English
1
Nothing serious, my
dear
Watson, or I should certainly ask for your
2
He did not live in India,
dear
;
he never lived in India.
3
When will banks learn that dodgy tax practices actually cost them
dear
?
4
Help me,
dear
Lord, to say whatever my daughters need to hear.
5
All this costs the economy
dear
in terms of productivity and growth.
6
We will answer all of your questions for the moment, my
dear
.
7
So go now,
dear
lady, go in good scent And good fortune.
8
It shows serious lack of judgment which has cost our country
dear
.
9
I'm sorry if I do,
dear
,
but I asked you a question.
10
Is we trying to create some friendly competition with
dear
ol' Peeves?
11
Thank you very much,
dear
lady, but I really must be going.
12
The Lord bless the work of the
dear
workers in the field.
13
For cowardice and suspicion is a good and natural thing,
dear
cousin.
14
My
dear
daughter, Snake thought, I never said this would be easy.
15
That is costing the economy
dear
,
since India has few gold mines.
16
And whether they fight or settle, it's going to cost them
dear
.
Other examples for "dear"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
dear
Adjective
Frequent collocations
dear friend
dear child
dear fellow
dear boy
dear sir
More collocations
Translations for
dear
Spanish
cariñosamente
afectuosamente
sol
amor
cielo
amado
corazón
cariño
Portuguese
amor
amante
Catalan
sol
amor
estimada
rei
estimat
reina
Dear
through the time
Dear
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Less common
United States of America
Rare
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