dear

/dɪər/ adjective

Translation

IN LETTERS › used at the beginning of a letter, before the name of the person you are writing to

sayın

Dear Amy Dear Mrs Simpson Dear Sir/Madam642

LIKED [always before noun] › A dear person is someone who you know and like very much.

sevgili, tatlı

my dear Peter He's one of my dearest friends.939

EXPENSIVE UK › expensive

pahalı

I wouldn't buy anything there, it's far too dear.1424

dear to sb/sb's heart › If something is dear to someone or dear to their heart, it is very important to them.

biri için değerli, sevgili, kıymetli

The charity was very dear to his heart.939

(Definition of dear adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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