dear

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. High in price; expensive.
2. Loved; lovable.
3. Lovely; kind.
4. Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
5. Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
6. A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
7. A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
8. An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
9. (obsolete) Noble.

Noun

1. A very kind, loving person.
2. A beloved person.
3. An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
4. An elderly person, especially a woman.

Verb

To endear.

Adv

Dearly; at a high price.

Intj

Indicating surprise, pity, or disapproval.

Concepten

duur

kostbaar

dierbaar

lief

prijzig

lieve

waardevol

beste

geacht

gezien

schat

geliefd

geachte

waard

bemind

liefste

waar

van grote waarde

lieverd

waarde

hooggeachte

kostelijk

beminnelijk

innig

liefdevol

precieus

gekoesterd

schatje

lieveling

hooggeprijsd

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɪə/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English dere, from Old English dīere (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious, expensive”). Cognate with Scots dere, deir (“of great value or worth, highly valued, precious, beloved”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Dutch duur (“costly, precious”), German teuer (“costly, precious”), German Low German düür, Danish dyr (“expensive”), Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Norwegian dyr (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Yiddish טייַער (tayer, “precious,expensive”).