Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To endear.

Examples

424 sentences

  1. What's the matter, dear?

    У чому справа, любий? — deniko

    ruВ чём дело, дорогой? — marafon

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  2. Wake up, dear.

    Прокидайся, любий. — deniko

    ruПросыпайся, дорогой. — marafon

    deAufwachen, Liebes! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom is a dear friend of mine.

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  4. I consider Tom a very dear friend.

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  5. Be a dear, and get me a glass of water.

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Origin

From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore, dīere, dīore, dȳre (“of great value or e

From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore, dīere, dīore, dȳre (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious; expensive”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; hot, warm”).

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Forms

dears, dearing, deared, deared
Base formdear · to dear
3rd person singulardears
Present participledearing
Past simpledeared
Past participledeared

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydear
he, she, itdears

Past simpleLesson

all personsdeared

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave deared
he, she, ithas deared

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dear

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbedear

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dealershipdealingdeandearlyB2dearthdeathA2
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