āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°
very loved or cared for
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old, weathered book on the shelf is a dear memento from my late father.
āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻĢā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻāĨ¤
02
āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§, āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨
high in cost or price, often more than what is typical or expected
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The trip turned out to be quite dear, but the memories were priceless.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻĻ
with or in a close or intimate relationship
04
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ
sincerely earnest
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧ
a warm or affectionate way of addressing someone, often in letters or conversations
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It was so nice to see you, dear.
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ.
02
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧ
a person who holds a special place in someone's heart, often due to their cherished qualities or deep emotional connection
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
When he returned home, he was greeted with a warm hug from his dear.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ¤
a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
01
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛, āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§
at a high cost or with great suffering
Dialect
British
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She paid dear for her betrayal of trust.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§
with affection
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
dearly
dearness
deary
dear
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
