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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
dear
/diːɹ/
noun1 of 2
loved or valued very much
- “Be a dear, and get me a glass of water.”Tatoeba
- “There was nothing more dear to me than our friendship.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To endear.
Synonyms
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)