Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - dear
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dere, from Old English deor Date: before 12th century severe, sore in our ~ peril — Shakespeare II. adjective Etymology: Middle English dere, from Old English deore; akin to Old High German tiuri distinguished, costly Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete noble 2. highly valued ; precious a ~ friend — often used in a salutation ~ Sir 3. affectionate, fond 4. high or exorbitant in price ; expensive eggs are very ~ just now 5. heartfelt our ~est prayers • ~ness noun III. adverb Date: before 12th century 1. ~ly 3 the effort cost them ~ 2. ~ly 1 so ~ I loved the man — Shakespeare IV. noun Date: 13th century 1. a loved one ; sweetheart 2. a lovable person V. interjection Date: 1694 — used especially to express annoyance or dismay
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adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. 1 a beloved or much esteemed. b as a merely polite or ironic form (my dear man). 2 used as a formula of address, esp. at the beginning of letters (Dear Sir). 3 (often foll. by to) precious; much cherished. 4 (usu. in superl.) earnest, deeply felt (my dearest wish). 5 a high-priced relative to its value. b having high prices. c (of money) available as a loan only at a high rate of interest. --n. (esp. as a form of address) dear person. --adv. at a high price or great cost (buy cheap and sell dear; will pay dear). --int. expressing surprise, dismay, pity, etc. (dear me!; oh dear!; dear, dear!). Phrases and idioms Dear John colloq. a letter terminating a personal relationship. for dear life see LIFE. Derivatives dearly adv. (esp. in sense 3 of adj.). dearness n. Etymology: OE deore f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (в обращении) дорогой, милый, голубчик; дорогая, милая, голубушка my dear —- дорогой мой, милый my dearest! —- дражайший! 2. возлюбленный, милый; возлюбленная, милая with his dear —- со своей возлюбленной 3. разг. прелесть; душка; паинька; умник; умница there's a dear —- вот умник; вот и хорошо be a dear —- будь умницей; будь паинькой the box was a dear —- ларчик был просто прелесть isn't he a dear —- ну не прелесть ли он? 4. дорогой, милый; любимый dear mother —- милая мамочка dear land —- родная земля a very dear friend of mine —- мой очень большой друг dear possessions —- дорогие вещи to be dear to smb. —- много значить для кого-л. to hold smb. dear —- дорожить кем-л. to be dear to one's taste —- быть по вкусу; очень нравиться 5. дорогой, милый, глубокоуважаемый dear father —- дорогой отец my dear child —- дитя мое; сынок my dear girl —- дорогая моя; дорогуша dear heart —- милый; милая my dear Sir —- глубокоуважаемый сэр D. Sir —- милостивый государь 6. ирон. любезный, любезнейший 7. заветный one's dearest wish —- заветное желание 8. славный, прелестный, милый a dear little thing —- прелестная вещица what a dear little house! —- какой милый домик! 9. дорогой, дорого стоящий dear pictures —- дорогие картины bread grew dearer —- хлеб вздорожал that's too dear for me —- мне это не по карману 10. высокий, дорогой dear rate —-...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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shop магазин, в котором товары продаются по более дорогой цене DEAR Sir милостивый государь (офиц. обращение в письме) DEAR 1. adj. 1) дорогой, милый 2) славный, прелестный he is a dear fellow - он прекрасный парень 3) вежливая или иногда ироническая форма обращения my dear Jones - любезный/любезнейший Джоунз - Dear Sir 4) дорогой, дорого стоящий - dear shop Syn: see expensive 2. noun 1) возлюбленный, милый; возлюбленная, милая 2) coll. прелесть what dears they are! - как они прелестны! 3. adv. дорого (тж. перен.) 4. interj. выражает симпатию, сожаление, огорчение, нетерпение, удивление, презрение: dear me! is it so? - неужели? oh dear, my head aches! - ох, как болит голова! ...Англо-русский словарь
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(dearer, dearest, dears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for. Mrs Cavendish is a dear friend of mine... ADJ: ADJ n 2. If something is dear to you or dear to your heart, you care deeply about it. This is a subject very dear to the hearts of academics up and down the country. ADJ: v-link ADJ to n 3. You use dear in expressions such as ‘my dear fellow’, ‘dear girl’, or ‘my dear Richard’ when you are addressing someone whom you know and are fond of. You can also use expressions like this in a rude way to indicate that you think you are superior to the person you are addressing. (BRIT) Of course, Toby, my dear fellow, of course... ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]feelings 4. Dear is written at the beginning of a letter, followed by the name or title of the person you are writing to. Dear Peter, I have been thinking about you so much during the past few days... ADJ: ADJ n 5. In British English, you begin formal letters with ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Madam’. In American English, you begin them with ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’. (WRITTEN) ‘Dear sir,’ she began. CONVENTION 6. You can call someone dear as a sign of affection. You’re a lot like me, dear... N-VOC c darkgreen]feelings 7. You can use dear in expressions such as ‘oh dear’, ‘dear me’, and ‘dear, dear’ when you are sad, disappointed, or surprised about something. ‘Oh dear, oh dear.’ McKinnon sighed. ‘You, too.’ EXCLAM c darkgreen]feelings 8. If you say that something is dear, you mean that it costs a lot of money, usually more than you can afford or more than you think it should cost. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL) CDs here are much dearer than in the States... = expensive ? cheap ADJ: usu v-link ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 9. If something that someone does costs them dear, they suffer a lot as a result of it. Such complacency is costing the company dear. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 interjection The phrases `oh dear', `dear oh dear', `dear dear', and `dear me' are all used to show that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed because you have done something wrong, because something bad has happened etc. `Oh dear' is much more common than the others. `Dear oh dear' and `dear dear' are used to emphasize how surprised, upset, or annoyed you are. `Dear me' is a little old-fashioned (Oh dear I've broken the lamp. | "He's been taken into hospital." "Oh dear!" | Dear oh dear, that's terrible news. | Dear, dear, I am sorry. Hope I didn't hurt you. | Dear me! I forgot to call Kathy and now it's too late.) ~2 n 1 used when speaking to someone you love (How did the interview go, dear?) 2 spoken a friendly way of speaking to someone you do not know, for example, to a customer in a shop (Can I help you, dear?) 3 spoken especially BrE someone who is very kind and helpful (Be a dear and make me some coffee.) 4 old dear BrE a fairly rude expression meaning an old woman ~3 adj 1 Dear used before someone's name or title when you begin a letter (Dear Madam | Dear Meg) 2 BrE expensive (I didn't buy it because it was too dear.) 3 formal a dear friend or relative is very important to you and you love them a lot (Mark had become a dear friend. | be dear to sb) (His sister was very dear to him.) 4 for dear life if you run, fight, climb etc for dear life, you do it as fast or as well as you can because you are afraid ~4 adv cost sb dear to cause a lot of trouble and suffering for someone (Carolyn's marriage to Pete cost her dear.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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U.S. gov. abbr. Doi Enterprise Architecture Repository educ. abbr. Drop Everything And Read gen. bus. abbr. Drop Everything And Relax NASDAQ abbr. Dearborn Bancorp, Inc. ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. deore "precious, valuable, costly, loved," from W.Gmc. *deurjaz, ultimate origin unknown. Used interjectorially since 1694. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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