dear - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams
Dear - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com If someone or something is dear to you, it means you hold them or it very close to your heart, as in "My country is very dear to me" or "She is a dear friend "
DEAR Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com As a written form of address — such as " Dear Mr So-and-so" — dear is generally a polite but impersonal standard greeting Dear can sometimes mean expensive, as in "The cost of food is so dear these days," though that's a rather dated usage nowadays
dear - WordReference. com Dictionary of English used in conventional forms of address preceding a title or name, as in Dear Sir or my dear Mr Smith (postpositive) followed by to: important; close: a wish dear to her heart