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cherish Definition

cher·ish (c̸her′is̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to hold dear; feel or show love for to cherish one's family
  2. to take good care of; protect; foster to cherish one's rights
  3. to cling to the idea or feeling of to cherish a hope

Etymology: ME cherischen < extended stem of OFr cherir < cher, dear < L carus: see charity

cherish Synonyms

cherish

v.

  1. To hold dear

    treasure, value, cling to, esteem, appreciate, honor, admire, prize, guard, hold dear, revere, worship, treasure up, entertain, harbor, enshrine, enshrine in the memory, hold fast to, hang on to, love, like, care for, fancy, caress, pet, coddle, clasp, cosset, embrace, adore, dote on, idolize, fondle, hug; see also love 1, 2.

    Antonyms disdain, despise, abandon, ill-treat.

  2. To tend solicitously

    nurture, harbor, foster; see defend 2. See syn. study at appreciate.

cherish Usage Examples

Object

  • illusion: It testifies to the collapse of all the illusions cherished by bourgeois democrats.
  • affection: She still cherished a very tender affection for Bingley.
  • memory: We will always love and cherish the memories of you, our precious baby.
  • hope: We should never cherish the hope that only " our " teaching will be accepted by any church.
  • freedom: We who cherish freedom know how much it has cost us.
  • moment: Beginning today I will cherish each moment of my life.

Subject

million: Her four best-selling books are recommended by expert herbalists and well-known physicians and are used and cherished by millions of women around the world.

Modifying Another Word

  • dearly: It is a party that the 23 million people of Taiwan love and cherish dearly.
  • forever: Memories that no time can fade We cherish forever.
  • deeply: Have you ever thought how deeply cherished of the universe, of Providence you are?
  • greatly: He always showed so much affection toward me; something I cherish greatly.
  • always: These memories of you I will always cherish, your in my heart never to perish.
  • once: At no stage during the conference did CG put up ant sort of fight for its once cherished aim of an independent socialist republic.

Used with why or when

  • what: All too often we bulldoze what we do not cherish and fail to cherish what we do not understand.
  • when: There is so much to cherish when Downey is at his finest.

Preposition: for

  • lifetime: Makes the perfect gift that will be cherished for a lifetime.
  • rest: A desert island disk type of an album you'll want to cherish for the rest of your life.
  • generation: Your christening gown will become keepsakes to be cherished for generations to come.
  • year: Let us tell your story in photographs you will cherish for years to come.

Preposition: by

million: Her four best-selling books are recommended by expert herbalists and well-known physicians and are used and cherished by millions of women around the world.