Science Fair Project Dictionary
Dear
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English
Etymology
Middle English dere , from Old English dēore . Confer Dutch duur, "costly", German teuer , "dear".
Pronunciation
- SAMPA: /dI@/
Homophones
Adjective
- loved; lovable
- high in price; expensive
- precious to or greatly valued by someone
- a formal way of addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter
- a formal way of addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly
Translations
- Bulgarian: любим m
- Dutch: beste , geachte
- : kallis
- Finnish: rakas (loving), parhain
- French: cher, chère
- German: lieb (1,5), teuer (2,3), Sehr geehrt (4)
- Guaraní: ayhupára (t-)
- Indonesian: tersayang , kesayangan
- Interlingua: car
- Japanese: 愛しい (いとしい , itoshii), 恋しい (こいしい , koishii)
- Polish: drogi m, droga f, drogie n
- Portuguese: caro m, cara f, querido m, querida f
- Russian: дорогой m
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