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Dear (d&ē;r), a. [Compar. Dearer (d&ē;r"&etilde_;r); superl. Dearest (d&ē;r"ĕst).] [OE. dere, deore, AS. deóre; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d&ymacr_;rr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. Darling, Dearth.] 1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.
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The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. Shak.
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2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year.
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3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. “Hear me, dear lady.” Shak.
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Neither count I my life dear unto myself. Acts xx. 24.
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And the last joy was dearer than the rest. Pope.
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Dear as remember'd kisses after death. Tennyson.
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4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention. (a) Of agreeable things and interests.
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[I'll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. Shak.
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His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle and glitter of Whitehall. Macaulay.

(b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies.
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In our dear peril. Shak.
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Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven
Or ever I had seen that day. Shak.
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Dear, n. A dear one; lover; sweetheart.
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That kiss I carried from thee, dear. Shak.
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Dear, adv. Dearly; at a high price.
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If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. Shak.
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Dear, v. t. To endear. [Obs.] Shelton.
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