transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪə(r)li ]
1.
If you love someone dearly , you love them very much. ( FORMAL )
She loved her father dearly.
ADV : ADV with v [ emphasis ]
2.
If you would dearly like to do or have something, you would very much like to do it or have it. ( FORMAL )
I would dearly love to marry.
ADV : ADV before v [ emphasis ]
3.
If you pay dearly for doing something or if it costs you dearly , you suffer a lot as a result. ( FORMAL )
He drank too much and is paying dearly for it...
PHRASE : V inflects