dear
Значение (English)
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- High in price; expensive.
- Loved; lovable.
- Lovely; kind.
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- (obsolete) Noble.
Synonyms
one’s beloved
wished for
dear one
my dear
dear to the heart
of great price
wished-for
sweet mother
Good gracious
in possession of
adoring one
much-esteemed
my darling
dearly beloved
highly-priced
high-ticket
over-priced
high in cost
of great value
of high value
Частота
Произносится как (IPA)
/dɪə/
Etymology (English)
In summary
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”).
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What is it , dear ?
Что это, дорогой ?
