HOLD SOMEONE/SOMETHING DEAR

Meaning of HOLD SOMEONE/SOMETHING DEAR in English

CHERISH, treasure, prize, appreciate, value highly, care for/about, set great store by; informal put on a pedestal.

2192; headword

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HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAR — I. ˈdi(ə)r, -iə adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English dere brave, bold, hard, severe, from Old English dēor; probably …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAR — (n.) A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
Английский словарь Webster
DEAR — (superl.) Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
Английский словарь Webster
DEAR — ( superl. ) Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAR — dear 1 — dearly , adv. — dearness , n. /dear/ , adj., dearer, dearest , n., adv., interj. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAR — I. ˈdir adjective Etymology: Middle English dere, from Old English dēor Date: before 12th century : severe , sore in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
DEAR — adv dearly; at a high price. 2. dear ·noun a dear one; lover; sweetheart. 3. dear ·vt to endear. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEAR — [dear] adj [ME dere, fr. OE deor] (bef. 12c): severe, sore "in our ~ peril --Shak." [2]dear adj [ME dere, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEAR — dear, Dear BrE AmE dɪə AmE dɪ ə r ▷ dearer ˈdɪər ə AmE ˈdɪr ə r ▷ dearest ˈdɪər …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAR — / dɪə(r); NAmE dɪr/ adjective , exclamation , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( dear·er , dear·est ) 1. dear …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEAR — I. dear 1 S1 /dɪə $ dɪr/ BrE AmE interjection Oh dear!/Dear oh dear! ( also Dear me! old-fashioned ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEAR — adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. 1 a beloved or much esteemed. b as a merely polite or ironic form …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEAR — adj., n., adv., & int. adj. 1 a beloved or much esteemed. b as a merely polite or ironic form …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
DEAR — adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. 1. a beloved or much esteemed. b as a merely polite or ironic form …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAR — ( dearer, dearest, dears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DEAR — (~er, ~est, ~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEAR — I. interjection COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dear friend (= a friend who is very important to you ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
DEAR — (LOVED) [noun], [adjective] - (a person who is) loved or greatly likedShe was a very dear friend.He was very dear …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEAR — Synonyms and related words : admired, adored, affectionate, angel, at a premium, at great cost, at great expense, at heavy …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD — INDEX: 1. to have something in your hand 2. to hold something tightly 3. to start holding something 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOLD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEAR — n. 25B6; adjective a dear friend : BELOVED, loved, adored, cherished, precious; esteemed, respected, worshipped; close, intimate, bosom, boon, best. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD — v. 1 grasp, grip, clasp, seize, clutch, keep; carry, Colloq hang on to She asked me to hold the baby …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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