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.
Opposite of
despise
Synonyms
Translations
chérir
koesteren
hegen
acariciar
acariciar
amare
αγαπώFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/
Etymology
In summary
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 cheriss-, chieriss-, extended stem of 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).
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