verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
nurse/harbour/cherish an ambition (= have it for a long time, especially secretly )
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He had nursed an ambition to become a writer for many years.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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One concerns the domains of independence which are most cherished by a particular person.
still
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He was at Oxford University in the late 1960s and established a love of our country which he still cherishes .
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It was a moment I still cherish , and the instant it happened, I knew we were going to be friends.
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Mrs Nixon still cherishes letters of appreciation from eminent people.
■ NOUN
memory
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Understandably, the superiors did not cherish such memories .
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It allowed millions to preserve cherished memories and share them with others.
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But that meeting was not something Atlanta will paste in its book of cherished Olympic memories .
■ VERB
love
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This is how you talk about your wife, the woman you vowed to love and cherish till death does you part?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a cherished memory
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Rosen's cherished wife, Eileen, died last year.
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Sports has given me friendships that I cherish .
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They were forced to leave behind all their most cherished possessions.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Every time something stirs, every time some one makes a contact, we should cherish it, examine it, and hope.
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I cherish his and your friendship, and I can say in all sincerity that Cork would be the poorer without you.
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Most industries that size would be cherished by the authorities, but pachinko inspires a certain ambivalence.
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Overcrowding has weakened the cherished tradition of extended families living together.
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Their cherished concoctions were delivered to the jury room for judging.
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We want as many readers as possible, and each and every one of you is cherished.