cherish

Meaning

To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
(obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.

show mercy

attend on

love dearly

treat with love

keep overnight

lend off

carve. to engrave on

think highly of

think well of

attach importance to something

yearn for

be attached to

dote on

entice away

fond of

provide for

value highly

have a high regard for

treat kindly

use sparingly

Frequency

Hyphenated as

cher‧ish

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/

From Middle English charish, cherishen (“to have affection for, hold dear, treat kindly; to esteem, respect; to cherish; to take care of; to greet; to entertain, treat hospitably; to cheer; to encourage, incite”), from Old French cherir, chierir (“to cherish”) (modern French chérir (“to cherish”)), from cher, chier (“dear, dearest”) (from Latin cārus (“beloved, dear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”)) + -ir (“suffix forming infinitives of second conjugation verbs”).

Cognate with French

chérir

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