Dear read French, English [d(r)] and America [d? r]
1, adj dear; Valuable; expensive
2. Lovely people; dear
at a high price
4. inside; Alas (used to express strong feelings such as surprise and fear)
Lexical collocation:
1, dear god
Dear doctor, dear doctor
Usage of extended data words:
1, dear mainly means "rare things are expensive". Although it can also mean "expensive" in price, it means that people regard it as "precious".
Dear can also mean "dear". In letters, it is usually used before salutation to show intimacy and politeness. In British English, adding my before Dear is more intimate, while in American English, using my is more formal than not using my. The first letter is usually capitalized.
3.dear can be used as an attribute, predicative or object complement in a sentence.
The comparative level of dear is dear, and the highest level is dear.