6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear \Dear\, n.
A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
That kiss I carried from thee, dear. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear \Dear\, adv.
Dearly; at a high price.
If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear \Dear\, v. t.
To endear. [Obs.] --Shelton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dear \Dear\, a. [Compar. {Dearer}; superl. {Dearest}.] [OE.
dere, deore, AS. de['o]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG.
tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d?r, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf.
{Darling}, {Dearth}.]
1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. --Shak.
2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price;
as, a dear year.
3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious.
``Hear me, dear lady.'' --Shak.
Neither count I my life dear unto myself. --Acts xx.
24.
And the last joy was dearer than the rest. --Pope.
Dear as remember'd kisses after death. --Tennyson.
4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind;
engaging the attention.
(a) Of agreeable things and interests.
[I'll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. --Shak.
His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle
and glitter of Whitehall. --Macaulay.
(b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
In our dear peril. --Shak.
Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven Or ever
I had seen that day. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dear
adj 1: dearly loved [syn: {beloved}, {darling}]
2: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good
friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn:
{good}, {near}]
3: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their
success"; "heartfelt condolences" [syn: {devout}, {earnest},
{heartfelt}]
4: having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced
merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey
restaurant" [syn: {costly}, {dear(p)}, {high-priced}, {pricey},
{pricy}]
n 1: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {beloved},
{dearest}, {loved one}, {honey}, {love}]
2: a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
[syn: {lamb}]
adv 1: with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her
affectionately" [syn: {dearly}, {affectionately}]
2: at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost
him dear" [syn: {dearly}]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
dear
[diər]
cher, coûteux
cher, coûteux
cher, coûteux