See dear on Wiktionary
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"forms": [
{
"form": "dear",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "dearer",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "dearest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"3": "dearest"
},
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}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "My large stamp collection is very dear to me."
},
{
"text": "Dear George, Thank you for your letter of August 1."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Dear is something that is precious or greatly valued to someone. They love the thing or the person."
],
"id": "simple-dear-en-adj-yXxG43LX"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "That diamond ring is too dear -- we can't buy it."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Dear is something very expensive. It has a higher price; costs a lot of money."
],
"id": "simple-dear-en-adj-a2lvu3vq"
}
],
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"ipa": "/dɪə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/dI@/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/dɪr/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/dIr/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-dear.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
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]
}
],
"word": "dear"
}
{
"forms": [
{
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]
},
{
"form": "dears",
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"categories": [],
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{
"text": "My cousin is my dear because she gives me flowers very often."
}
],
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"A kind, loving person."
],
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]
}
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"tags": [
"UK"
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},
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"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/dɪr/",
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"US"
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"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-dear.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
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}
],
"word": "dear"
}
{
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"form": "dear",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "dearer",
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"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "dearest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"2": "dearer",
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "My large stamp collection is very dear to me."
},
{
"text": "Dear George, Thank you for your letter of August 1."
}
],
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"Dear is something that is precious or greatly valued to someone. They love the thing or the person."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "That diamond ring is too dear -- we can't buy it."
}
],
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"Dear is something very expensive. It has a higher price; costs a lot of money."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/dɪə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/dI@/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/dɪr/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/dIr/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-dear.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
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"deer"
]
}
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}
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"tags": [
"singular"
]
},
{
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"text": "My cousin is my dear because she gives me flowers very often."
}
],
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],
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]
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"UK"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/dɪr/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"sampa": "/dIr/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-us-dear.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
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"deer"
]
}
],
"word": "dear"
}
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