Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold dear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
hold dear
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To value highly; to care about greatly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

holds dear (present, singular) holding dear (participle, present) held dear (participle, past) held dear (past)

Frequently Paired Words

valuable revere

Synonyms

cherish treasure prize appreciate bedear esteem hold dear think much of value

Antonyms

despise dismiss scorn slight think little of

Questions

What does hold dear mean?
To value highly; to care about greatly.

How to pronounce hold dear

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