adj 1. well liked, loved ○ She’s a very dear friend of mine. ○ We had a letter from dear old Mrs Smith. 2. □ Dear Sir or Madam addressing a man or woman whom you do not know, or addressing a company (used at the beginning of a letter.) □ Dear Sirs addressing a company □ Dear Mr or Mrs or Miss or Ms Smith addressing a man or woman whom you know □ Dear James or Julia addressing a friend or a person you do business with 3. costing a lot of money ○ Fresh fruit is always dearer in the winter. ○ That restaurant is too dear for me. (NOTE: dearer – dearest) ■ interj meaning how annoying ○ Oh dear! It’s started to rain. ○ Dear me! Is that how late it is! ■ noun a way of referring to someone you like ○ Be a dear, and pass me my glasses. ○ Did you have a good day at the office, dear?
dear
(der), a. [Compar. Dearer (-er); superl. Dearest (-est).] [OE. dere, deore, AS. deóre; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. dyrr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. Darling, Dearth.]
1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive. “The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear.” Shak.
2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as a dear year.
3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. ´Hear me, dear lady.´ Shak. “Neither count I my life dear unto myself.” Acts xx. 24. “And the last joy was dearer than the rest.” Pope. “Dear as remember’d kisses after death.” Tennyson.
4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention. (a) Of agreeable things and interests. “[I’ll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile.” Shak. “His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of Whitehall.” Macaulay. (b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies. “In our dear peril.” Shak. “Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven
Or ever I had seen that day.” Shak.
1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive. “The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear.” Shak.
2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as a dear year.
3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. ´Hear me, dear lady.´ Shak. “Neither count I my life dear unto myself.” Acts xx. 24. “And the last joy was dearer than the rest.” Pope. “Dear as remember’d kisses after death.” Tennyson.
4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention. (a) Of agreeable things and interests. “[I’ll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile.” Shak. “His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of Whitehall.” Macaulay. (b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies. “In our dear peril.” Shak. “Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven
Or ever I had seen that day.” Shak.
Mufasa: "Simba, my dear son, the circle of life continues."
The scentence about “The Lion King”.
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