dear
US: /ˈdɪɹ/
UK: /dˈiə/
UK: /dˈiə/
English Vietnamese dictionary
dear /diə/
- tính từ
- thân, thân yêu, thân mến, yêu quý
- a dear friend: người bạn thân
- he is very dear to us: anh ấy rất thân với chúng tôi
- kính thưa, thưa; thân mến (viết trong thư)
- dear Mr Ba: kính thưa ông Ba
- dear Sir: thưa ngài
- đáng yêu, đáng mến
- what a dear child!: thằng bé đáng yêu quá!
- thiết tha, chân tình
- dear wishes: đất, đất đỏ
- a dear year: một năm đắt đỏ
- a dear shop: cửa hàng hay bán đắt
- to hold someone dear
- yêu mến ai, yêu quý ai
- to run for dear life
- (xem) life
- thân, thân yêu, thân mến, yêu quý
- danh từ
- người thân mến, người yêu quý
- my dear: em yêu quí của anh; anh yêu quý của em; con yêu quý của ba...
- (thông tục) người đáng yêu, người đáng quý; vật đáng yêu, vật đáng quý
- what dears they are!: chúng nó mới đáng yêu làm sao!
- người thân mến, người yêu quý
- phó từ+ (dearly)/'diəli/
- đắt
- to pay dear for something: phải trả cái gì một giá đắt
- thân mến, yêu mến, thương mến
- đắt
- thán từ
- trời ơi!, than ôi! ((cũng) dear me)
- oh dear, my head aches!: trời ơi, sao mà tôi nhức đầu thế này!
- trời ơi!, than ôi! ((cũng) dear me)
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, exclamation, noun, adverb
+ adjective (dearer, dearest)
1 ~ (to sb) loved by or important to sb: He's one of my dearest friends. + Her daughter is very dear to her. + They lost everything that was dear to them.
2 (Dear) used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to: Dear Sir or Madam + Dear Mrs Jones
3 [not usually before noun] (BrE) expensive; costing a lot of money: Everything's so dear now, isn't it?
4 (dear old / little ...) (BrE) used to describe sb in a way that shows affection: Dear old Sue! I knew she'd help. + Their baby's a dear little thing.
Idioms: hold sb/sth dear (formal) to care very much for sb/sth; to value sb/sth highly: He had destroyed everything we held dear.
more at HEART, LIFE, NEAR adj.
exclamation used in expressions that show that you are surprised, upset, annoyed or worried: Oh dear! I think I've lost my purse! + Oh dear! What a shame. + Dear me! What a mess! + Dear oh dear! What are you going to do now?
+ noun
1 (BrE, spoken) a kind person: Isn't he a dear? + Be a dear and fetch me my coat.
2 used when speaking to sb you love: Would you like a drink, dear? + Come here, my dear.
3 used when speaking to sb in a friendly way, for example by an older person to a young person or a child: What's your name, dear?
Compare: DUCK
+ adverb (BrE) at a high price: to buy cheap and sell dear
Idioms see COST v.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 beloved, loved, adored, darling, precious, cherished, prized, valued, treasured, favoured, favourite, pet, esteemed, admired, venerated, honoured:
He was my nearest and dearest friend.
2 expensive, costly, high-priced, highly priced, Colloq pricey:
Tomatoes are much too dear at this time of the year.
n.
3 darling, sweetheart, beloved, love, true-love, sweet, honey, precious, pet, favourite, treasure, precious, Colloq sweetie, sweetie-pie, Slang baby:
My dear, I hope we'll be together always.
adv.
4 dearly; at great cost or expense, at a high or excessive price:
That little error will cost you dear, my friend.
Concise English dictionary
dears|dearer|dearestdɪə
noun
+a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
+a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
adj.
+dearly loved
+with or in a close or intimate relationship
+earnest
+having a high price
adv.
+with affection
+at a great cost
