- DEAR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DEAR is highly valued : precious —often used in a salutation How to use dear in a sentence
- DEAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
DEAR definition: 1 loved or liked very much: 2 used at the beginning of a letter to greet the person you are… Learn more
- dear - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Middle English dere, from Old English dīere (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious, expensive”)
- Dear - definition of dear by The Free Dictionary
1 A person who is greatly loved Often used as a form of address 2 An endearing, lovable, or kind person: What a dear she is!
- dear - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
used in conventional forms of address preceding a title or name, as in Dear Sir or my dear Mr Smith (postpositive) followed by to: important; close: a wish dear to her heart
- Dear Definition Meaning | YourDictionary
Dear definition: Highly esteemed or regarded Used in direct address, especially in salutations
- DEAR Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
As a written form of address — such as " Dear Mr So-and-so" — dear is generally a polite but impersonal standard greeting Dear can sometimes mean expensive, as in "The cost of food is so dear these days," though that's a rather dated usage nowadays
- DEAR definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
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
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