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Learn the various meanings and uses of the word dear, from an adjective to an interjection. Find synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of dear.
DEAR definition: 1. loved or liked very much: 2. used at the beginning of a letter to greet the person you are…. Learn more.
- Journal Writer Unsure of Sharing Entries With Son. DEAR ABBY: During my late teens and most of my 20s, I kept journals that filled two full spiral-bound notebooks.
- Discovery of Lunch Plans Derails Couple's Marriage. DEAR ABBY: I have known my husband for 10 years. We have been married for four. We love each other very much, but I did something that has caused him to no longer trust me, and he won't forgive me.
- Daughter's Open Marriage Reveal Gives Parent Pause. DEAR ABBY: My daughter and her husband have been together for 10 years, married for three of them. They have a 1-year-old daughter.
- Husband Pressures Wife To Dress More Provocatively. DEAR ABBY: My husband wants me to wear more revealing clothing. I've always enjoyed dressing attractively, and have never felt behind the times or like a frump, but I do have my opinion about what is ...
beloved or loved: a dear friend. Synonyms: darling. (used in the salutation of a letter as an expression of affection or respect or as a conventional greeting): Dear Sir. precious in one's regard; cherished: our dearest possessions. heartfelt; earnest: one's dearest wish.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word dear in different contexts, such as letters, expressions of liking, and exclamations. Find translations of dear in other languages and examples of sentences with dear.
If someone or something is dear to you, it means you hold them or it very close to your heart, as in "My country is very dear to me" or "She is a dear friend." As a written form of address — such as "Dear Mr. So-and-so" — dear is generally a polite but impersonal standard greeting.
Dear definition: Highly esteemed or regarded. Used in direct address, especially in salutations.
