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rank|friend|herself|year|295|dear|high|above|received

Etymology
ME. term|dere|langenm, from OE. term|deore|d�ore|langang. Confer Dutch term|duur||costly|langnl, German term|teuer||dear|langde Swedish term|dyr||expensive|lang=sv.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/dɪ�/, SAMPA|/dI@/
a|GenAm? IPA|/dɪɹ/, SAMPA|/dIr/
audio|en-us-dear.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪ�(r)

Homophones
deer

Adjective
en-adj|dearer|dearest

1. love|Loved; lovable.
2. High in price; expensive.
3. precious|Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
4. A formal way of addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter.
5. A formal way of addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.

Translations
trans-top|loved; lovable
Finnish: t+|fi|rakas
Hebrew: t-|he|�ק�ר|tryaqyr|scHebr
trans-mid
Kurdish: t+|ku|خ�ش����ست|sc=KUchar
Russian: t-|ru|до�огой|trdorogój|scCyrl, t-|ru|мил�й|trmílyj|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|drag|m, t+|sl|draga|f, t+|sl|drago|n
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trans-top|high in price; expensive
Finnish: t+|fi|kallis
Hebrew: �קר (yaqar)
trans-mid
Russian: t-|ru|до�огой|trdorogój|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|drag|m, t+|sl|draga|f, t+|sl|drago|n
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trans-top|precious to or greatly valued by someone
Finnish: t+|fi|rakas, t-|fi|arvokas, t+|fi|tärkeä
trans-mid
Kurdish: t+|ku|ئاز�ز|sc=KUchar
Russian: t-|ru|до�огой|trdorogój|scCyrl, t+|ru|�енн�й|trcénnyj|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|drag|m, t+|sl|draga|f, t+|sl|drago|n
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trans-top|a formal way of addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter
Finnish: t+|fi|hyvä
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ب����ز
Russian: t+|ru|�важаем�й|truvažájemyj|scCyrl
Slovene: dragi m, draga f
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trans-top|a formal way of addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly
Finnish: t+|fi|rakas
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|گ�ا�
Russian: t-|ru|до�огой|trdorogój|scCyrl
Slovene: dragi m, draga f
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ttbc|Bulgarian: л�бим m
ttbc|Catalan: estimat m, estimada f
ttbc|Croatian: mio, drag
ttbc|Czech: milý, drahý
ttbc|Dutch: beste (5), geachte (4), lieve (1), duur (2), van grote waarde (3)
ttbc|Esperanto: kara
ttbc|Estonian: kallis#Estonian|kallis
ttbc|French: cher, chère
ttbc|German: lieb (1,5), teuer (2,3), Sehr geehrt (4)
ttbc|Greek: t|el|αγα�ημένο�|m|scGrek (agapiménos), t|el|αγα�η���|m|scGrek (agapitós)
ttbc|Guaraní: ayhupára (t-)
ttbc|Hungarian: kedves, drága
ttbc|Italian: caro m, cara f
ttbc|Indonesian: sayang|tersayang, sayang|kesayangan
ttbc|Interlingua: car
ttbc|Japanese: ��� (����, itoshii), ��� (����, koishii); �� ((2,3)
ttbc|Malay: sayang
ttbc|Old English: swæs|swǣs (1)
ttbc|Polish: drogi m (1,2,3,4,5), kochany (1,3,4,5)
ttbc|Portuguese: caro m, cara f, querido m, querida f
ttbc|Telugu: ప�రియమ�న (priyamaina)
ttbc|Thai: �ี�รั�(teerak)
ttbc|Turkish: sevgili, sayın, de�erli
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Noun
en-noun

1. A very kind, loving person.

#:My niece is such a dear, she's always drawing me pictures.

Synonyms
i-c|Kind loving person darling

Derived terms
oh dear|oh dear!

Anagrams
dare
read

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Terms of endearment

Irish

Verb
infl|ga|verb

1. To draw (design).

ar:dear
et:dear
el:dear
es:dear
fa:dear
fr:dear
hy:dear
io:dear
it:dear
kk:dear
hu:dear
simple:dear
fi:dear
ta:dear
te:dear
vi:dear
uk:dear
zh:dear

• 2007-12-19 22:34 - Tbot - added t for ku

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