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English Dictionary: Dear	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Dear
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dear adv with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" Synonym(s): dearly, affectionately, dear at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear" Synonym(s): dearly, dear adj dearly loved Synonym(s): beloved, darling, dear with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" Synonym(s): dear, good, near earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" Synonym(s): dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" Synonym(s): costly, dear(p), high-priced, pricey, pricy n a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love] a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) Synonym(s): lamb, dear
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear \Dear\, a. [Compar. {Dearer}; superl. {Dearest}.] [OE. dere, deore, AS. de[a2]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d[?]r, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. {Darling}, {Dearth}.] 1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive. The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. --Shak. 2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year. 3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. [bd]Hear me, dear lady.[b8] --Shak. Neither count I my life dear unto myself. --Acts xx. 24. And the last joy was dearer than the rest. --Pope. Dear as remember'd kisses after death. --Tennyson. 4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention. (a) Of agreeable things and interests. [I'll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. --Shak. His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of Whitehall. --Macaulay. (b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies. In our dear peril. --Shak. Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever I had seen that day. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear \Dear\, n. A dear one; lover; sweetheart. That kiss I carried from thee, dear. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear \Dear\, adv. Dearly; at a high price. If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear \Dear\, v. t. To endear. [Obs.] --Shelton.