Dear definition
Dear Lee Dawson.
Dear Sir/Madam/Miss, please notice our offices will be closed during the following bank holidays: […] .
An example of dear is a grandmother.
Dear Sir.
An example of dear is how to begin a letter to a close friend.
It is my dearest wish.
My dearest friend.
Lost everything dear to them.
Our dearest need.
Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow.
An example of dear is a close, beloved friend.
Our dearest wish.
My dear friend, I feel better as soon as you come sit beside my sickbed!
My dear boy, if your grades don't pick up I won't bounce you on but over my knee!
What a dear she is!
Sold their wares dear.
Oh dear; dear me.
Oh, dear! dear me! dear God!
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Origin of dear
- Middle English dere from Old English dēore
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English dere from Old English dēor
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English dere, from Old English dēore. Cognate with Dutch duur (“costly, precious”), German teuer (“costly, precious”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Norwegian dyr, Swedish dyr (“expensive”).
From Wiktionary
- Middle English dere, from Old English dēor. Cognate with the above
From Wiktionary