DEARLY


Meaning of DEARLY in English

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

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