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Meanings of
hold dear
in English
Portuguese
acalentar
Catalan
voler
Spanish
apreciar
Back to the meaning
Be fond of; be attached to.
treasure
cherish
care for
Portuguese
acalentar
Usage of
hold dear
in English
1
All the institutions of our society that we
hold
dear
are collapsing.
2
I talked about honesty, integrity, gratitude, and other things I
hold
dear
.
3
Like so many of the gods that Americans
hold
dear
,
a foreigner.
4
Tonight America is stronger because of the values that we
hold
dear
.
5
By everything you
hold
dear
,
my child, do nothing of the sort!
6
They also
hold
dear
another value shared with the US -true self-determination
7
I conjure you by everything you
hold
dear
to answer a few questions.
8
It can tell us the kind of things we're likely to
hold
dear
.
9
Something special we don't understand but refuse not to
hold
dear
.
10
I cook for other people and take them to restaurants I
hold
dear
.
11
Is this the slow deterioration of everything the linguists
hold
dear
?
12
The terrorists oppose every principle of humanity and decency that we
hold
dear
.
13
Punk-rock as a manifestation of everything you
hold
dear
in life.
14
To him all that we
hold
dear
and sacred is nothing.
15
Shall those who may escape, see everything they
hold
dear
destroyed and gone.
16
Is there a legend you
hold
dear
,
some legend of the long ago?
Other examples for "hold dear"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
hold
dear
hold
Verb
Adjective
Translations for
hold dear
Portuguese
acalentar
dar valor
apreciar
adorar
Catalan
voler
tresorejar
valorar
atresorar
Spanish
apreciar
valorar
Hold dear
through the time
Hold dear
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common