a-dear teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı
- Dear John letter
- A letter from a wife or girlfriend to her husband or boyfriend, informing that the relationship is over. Usually precipitated by the writer's having met a third party
He was still carrying the Dear John letter he got from his high school sweetheart in Vietnam thirty years later.
- Dear John letters
- plural form of Dear John letter
- dear
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior
My dear boy, if your grades don't pick up I won't bounce you on but over my knee!.
- dear
- A very kind, loving person
My cousin is such a dear, always drawing me pictures.
- dear
- High in price; expensive
The dearer the jewel, the greater love expressed?.
- dear
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc
Dear Sir/ Madam/ Miss, please notice our offices will be closed during the following bank holidays:.
- dear
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly
My dear friend, I feel better as soon as you come sit beside my sickbed!.
- dear
- noble
- dear
- A beloved person
- dear
- Loved; lovable
- dear
- Severe(ly affected), sore
- dear
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone
The dearer the giver, the dearer the trincket he brings!.
- dear
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow.
- dear Lord
- Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration
We thought he must have been delayed... we thought... dear Lord, he can't be dead.
- dear me
- An expression of surprise, dismay, or indulgent disapproval
Dear me, said Mrs. Flanders, when she read in the Scarborough and Harrogate Courier that the Rev. Andrew Floyd, etc., etc., had been made Principal of Maresfield House, that must be our Mr. Floyd..
- dear sir
- Used at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons of unknown names
- dear sirs
- plural form of dear sir
- oh dear
- An expression of dismay, concern, or worry; strongly suggesting disapproval
Oh dear, you seem to have forgotten to wear clothes.
- hold dear
- value, cherish, esteem, appreciate, treasure
- dear
- {n} a word of endearment, a person beloved
- dear
- {a} beloved, costly, high scarce, fad, grievous
- Dear Abby
- a US newspaper column by Abigail Van Buren, which prints letters from readers asking for advice and her answers to these letters
- Dear John
- A letter, as to a serviceman, requesting a divorce or ending a personal relationship
- Dear Madam
- polite salutation used at the beginning of a letter to a woman
- Dear Member
- polite salutation used at the beginning of a letter
- Dear Parents
- polite salutation used at the beginning of a letter (especially by a teacher to the parents of a student)
- Dear Sir
- polite salutation used at the beginning of a letter to a man
- Dear Sir and Madam
- polite salutation used at the beginning of a letter to a man and woman
- adverb dear 4
- cost sb dear to cause a lot of trouble and suffering for someone
- buy cheap and sell dear
- sell at a profit, by for a low price and resell at a high price (Business)
- cost him dear
- he had to pay a high price
- dear
- at a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear"
- dear
- Of agreeable things and interests
- dear
- with affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"
- dear
- Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive
- dear
- If something that someone does costs them dear, they suffer a lot as a result of it. Such complacency is costing the company dear. Severe; grievous; sore: our dearest need
- dear
- a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
- dear
- Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention
- dear
- To endear
- dear
- feelings You can use dear in expressions such as `oh dear', `dear me', and `dear, dear' when you are sad, disappointed, or surprised about something. `Oh dear, oh dear.' McKinnon sighed. `You, too.'
- dear
- earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
- dear
- A formal way of addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly
- dear
- Dear is written at the beginning of a letter, followed by the name or title of the person you are writing to. Dear Peter, I have been thinking about you so much during the past few days
- dear
- loved
- dear
- Expensive
- dear
- {ü} exclamation of surprise or distress
- dear
- earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences
- dear
- dearly loved
- dear
- Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious
- dear
- A formal way of addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter
- dear
- Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year
- dear
- feelings You use dear in expressions such as `my dear fellow', `dear girl', or `my dear Richard' when you are addressing someone whom you know and are fond of. You can also use expressions like this in a rude way to indicate that you think you are superior to the person you are addressing. Of course, Toby, my dear fellow, of course
- dear
- In British English, you begin formal letters with `Dear Sir' or `Dear Madam'. In American English, you begin them with `Sir' or `Madam'. `Dear sir,' she began
- dear
- A dear one; lover; sweetheart
- dear
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- dear
- If something is dear to you or dear to your heart, you care deeply about it. This is a subject very dear to the hearts of academics up and down the country
- dear
- {i} loved one, dear one; term of endearment
- dear
- {s} favorite, precious, beloved; costly, expensive
- dear
- at a high price, expensively
- dear
- with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
- dear
- Expensive; perceived to be overvalued
- dear
- with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences
- dear
- Of disagreeable things and antipathies
- dear
- You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for. Mrs Cavendish is a dear friend of mine
- dear
- feelings You can call someone dear as a sign of affection. You're a lot like me, dear
- dear
- Dearly; at a high price
- dear
- having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
- dear
- disapproval If you say that something is dear, you mean that it costs a lot of money, usually more than you can afford or more than you think it should cost. CDs here are much dearer than in the States = expensive cheap
- dear John letter
- a letter that a man receives from his wife or girlfriend that tells him she no longer loves him
- dear family
- salutation used at the beginning of a letter to one's family
- dear me!
- {ü} oh my! (expression of surprise, concern or consternation)
- for dear life
- as though your life was at stake; "he was running for dear life
- for dear life
- as though your life was at stake; "he was running for dear life"
- held dear
- cherished: thought of and clung to fondly or reverentially
- interjection dear 1
- Oh dear used to show that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed because something bad has happened
- my dear
- my darling, my love
- my dear fellow
- my precious friend, my dear comrade
- near and dear
- people who are precious, family members
- oh dear!
- oh my!, goodness me!, goodness gracious!, alas!
- pay dear
- pay a high price
- ran for dear life
- ran as fast as possible