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dear

Dear is something that is precious or greatly valued to someone. They love the thing or the person. My large stamp collection is very dear to me. Dear George, Thank you for your letter of August 1. Dear is something very expensive. It has a higher price; costs a lot of money. That diamond ring is too dear -- we can't buy it.

dear

A kind, loving person. My cousin is my dear because she gives me flowers very often.

dear

(= beloved) dearly loved (= beloved) a beloved person; used as terms of endearment (= good, near) with or in a close or intimate relationship a good friend my sisters and brothers are near and dear (= devout, earnest, heartfelt) earnest one's dearest wish devout wishes for their success heartfelt condolences (= dearly) at a great cost he paid dearly for the food this cost him dear (= costly, high-priced, pricey, pricy) having a high price costly jewelry high-priced merchandise much too dear for my pocketbook a pricey restaurant (= lamb) a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child) (= dearly, affectionately) with affection she loved him dearly he treats her affectionately

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Simple sentences

My dear mother.
Dear brothers and sisters!
It will cost you a dear.
No, no, my dear.
You are all that is dear to me in the world.
She is dear to me.
Life is very dear to me.
Life is dear to everybody.
We don't have polygamy in Japan, dear.
Exactly, my dear.
Charming, you are, my dear.
Hi, how are you, my dear friend?
Do you love your dear little dog?
My dear child, stay down here, otherwise the mean geese will bite you to death.
The people we meet in books can delight us either because they resemble the friends we hold dear in real life, or because they are unfamiliar people that we are pleased to get to know.
How are you, my dear?
We miss our dear grandmother.
My dear little cat has been missing for a week.
He was my dear friend.
My mother has sold everything that is dear to her.
Dear passengers! If you get on a means of transport and don't have a season ticket, punch a one-time ticket without waiting for the next station.
Nowhere but in the world of the antique is it more obvious that many of the things that we, as individuals hold dear, are completely arbitrary.
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
Hello, my dear.
Ah, I thank you, my dear.

Movie subtitles

A place where we won't lose dear ones.
Dear. dear me.
So think carefully, what does your mother consider most dear to her.
Dear, God.
Oh dear. Port, anyone?
Oh, my dear!
And I'm ready to move on and share everything I have with someone who is unbelievably dear to me and that's because you've been the very best friend I could've had.
Thank you, dear friends, for being here on this unbearably sorrowful occasion.
My dear brother would be so proud.
How are you, my dear husband?
Oh! Oh. dear.
Dear Lady, Is it possible that you'll refuse to see me again?
Dear Countess, please, I beg you to keep your promess to meet tomorrow afternoon, in the usual place.
That's why. I would at least like a world without war. A place where we won't lose dear ones.
Congratulations, dear friends.
My dear Toussaint, we have good news for you.
Dear friends, here's the man whose works have inspired the Emperor's policy.
And thank you for your cooperation, dear lady.
I can't stand your ignoring me! Your work seems to be more dear to you than your wife.
He was dear to her heart.
I am glad to see, my dear, that you have been enjoying yourself without me.
Dear father! Where is mom?
Mom, my dear mom!
Oh, mother, mother dear, A long way from here. I cry longing for you Want to be near.
Dear friends! I should have been a priest but Satan crossed my plans.
Dear son, what path did you take?
But you must be good to me, Alviano, and tender, my dear!
Oh dear!
JOSH: Dear God, I know you're busy with everything from Afghanistan to the Zika virus, but if you have time. we could really use your help with our fast breaks.
Dear Countess, please keep the promise you made, to meet me tomorrow evening at 11, at the usual place.
Dear Sir, I shall be pleased to commit matrimony with your daughter if you will name an attractive figure.
Do not wait for me, dear: it can take hours.
My dear Dubarry: the king has decided to officially introduce you at court.
I cannot continue to serve a king who has taken from me what I hold so dear.
My dear Mrs. Stock.
My dear Nana, I am pleased to say. that I am feeling almost well again in spite of the way in which I miss.
So, my dear Canez, I will show you the fine nightlife of Vienna.
Dear Doctor, something has happened to your.
Of course, my dear Atlas.

News and current affairs

Nor is the gospel of democracy especially dear to America's Arab allies, for the call to democratize has only emboldened the Islamists to challenge the incumbent elites for power.
So rethinking democracy and its institutions must be a top priority for all to whom the constitution of liberty is dear.
Refusing to countenance a fresh eastward enlargement means that, at some point, those countries that are outside the EU will start to threaten the values that he holds dear.
Turks in Germany, for instance, say they want to be neither Turkish nor German, neither pulled back into their culture nor pushed into a receiving a culture that rejects what they hold dear.
We want to reaffirm our commitment to a life without war and injustice, and to the freedom that we hold so dear.
The Dear Leader's son, Kim Jong-chol, is said to be a fan of Eric Clapton.
They could outlaw initiatives that the UK holds dear, such as new rules to ring-fence retail banks' subsidiaries and impose higher capital requirements on them.
Nor will there be much progress on a matter dear to Berlin, namely Germany's application to enter the UN Security Council as a permanent member.
It was not just a cause dear to bankers, merchants, or the young John Maynard Keynes.
Instead of throwing up our hands in despair, we should adhere to a distinction dear to the great German sociologist Max Weber, for now is a time when the ethics of responsibility must prevail over the ethics of conviction.
The US does not seek to create an empire in the old sense: America pursues an imperialism of the values that it holds dear.
The fault, dear Brutus, is neither in our stars nor in ourselves. Thanks to globalization, it lies in our trade partners!
The officially prescribed musical diet of North Koreans consists of patriotic hymns to the Communist Party, odes to the Dear Leader, to his father, the Great Leader, Kim Il-Song, and to the heroic spirit of the Korean people.
Almost nothing became too dear in this quest: technology transfers, upgraded relations, association agreements, and even, reportedly, the prospect of joining the EU.
Nor, I think, do we have concerns about the scruples of the person selling the organ - after all, they are parting irreversibly with something that is dear to them for a price that few of us would accept.

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