Meaning

3 senses
  1. In a dear or precious manner.

    the funeral of our dearly beloved sister

    in a sincere and heartfelt manner

  2. In a dear or expensive manner.

    a dearly priced item

  3. At great expense; dear.

    He paid dearly for his mistake.

    at a great cost

Examples

57 sentences
  1. She is dearly loved by everybody.

    deSie wird von allen heiß und innig geliebt.

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  2. We love Tom dearly.

    ruМы нежно любим Тома.

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  3. I love Tom dearly.

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  4. She loves her son dearly.

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  5. She loved her mother dearly.

    ruОна любила мать всем сердцем.

    deSie liebte ihre Mutter innig.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English derely, deorliche, from Old English dēorlīċe (“worthily, richly”), equ

From Middle English derely, deorliche, from Old English dēorlīċe (“worthily, richly”), equivalent to dear + -ly.

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Forms

more dearly, most dearly
Comparativemore dearly Lesson
Superlativemost dearly

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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