cherish

cher·ish  (chrsh)

tr.v. cher·ished, cher·ish·ing, cher·ish·es

1. To treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear: cherish one's family; fine rugs that are cherished by their owners.

2. To keep fondly in mind; entertain: cherish a memory. See Synonyms at appreciate.

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[Middle English cherishen, from Old French cherir, cheriss-, from cher, dear, from Latin crus; see k- in Indo-European roots.]

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cherish·a·ble n.

cherish·er n.

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cherish [ˈtʃɛrɪʃ]

vb (tr)

1. to show great tenderness for; treasure

2. to cling fondly to (a hope, idea, etc.); nurse to cherish ambitions

[from Old French cherir, from cher dear, from Latin cārus]

cherishable  adj

cherisher  n

cherishingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cherish - be fond of; be attached to           hold dear, treasure, care for love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" yearn - have affection for; feel tenderness for

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cherish

verb

1. cling to, prize, treasure, hold dear, cleave to I will cherish the memory of that visit for many years to come.
cling to hate, dislike, despise, disdain

2. care for, love, support, comfort, look after, shelter, treasure, nurture, cosset, hold dear He genuinely loved and cherished his children.
care for hate, abandon, desert, neglect, dislike, despise, disdain, forsake

3. harbour, nurse, sustain, foster, entertain He cherished an ambition to be an actor.

Translations

cherish [ˈtʃerɪʃ] VT [+ person] → querer, apreciar; [+ hope] → abrigar, acariciar; [+ memory] → conservar

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cherish [ˈtʃɛrɪʃ] vt [+ person] → chérir; [+ memory] → chérir; [+ hope] → caresser; [+ value, right, privilege] → entretenir

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cherish

vt

person → liebevoll sorgen für; to love and to cherish → zu lieben und zu ehren

feelings, hope → hegen; idea, illusion → sich hingeben (+dat); I shall always cherish that memory/present → die Erinnerung (daran)/das Geschenk wird mir immer lieb und teuer sein; to cherish somebody’s memory → jds Andenken in Ehren halten

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cherish [ˈtʃɛrɪʃ] vt (person) → avere caro/a; (hope) → nutrire

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cherish [ˈtʃɛrɪʃ] vt (person) → avere caro/a; (hope) → nutrire

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cherish

v cherish [ˈtʃeriʃ]

1 to protect and love (a person) She cherishes that child. liefhê, liefkoos يَرْعى بِحَنان، يُعَزِّز скъпя opatrovat (s láskou) værne om schätzen προστατεύω, αγαπώ hellitama عزیز شمردن؛ مراقبت کردن helliä chérir לֶאֱהוֹב स्नेहपूर्वक रखना, ध्यान करना voljeti, gajiti dédelget melindungi, menyayangi þykja vænt um avere cura di 大切に育てる 소중히 하다 mylėti mīlēt; lolot menjaga liefhebben sette høyt, holde av hołubić acarinhar a ţine (la) лелеять milovať oboževati negovati omhulda, hålla kär, vårda รักและใส่ใจ bağrına basmak, sevgiyle davranmak 珍愛，愛護 ніжно любити عزیز جاننا ، آنکھ کا تارہ سمجھنا yêu mến 珍爱，爱护

2 to keep (a hope, idea etc) in the mind She cherishes the hope that he will return. koester يَضْمُرُ فِكْرَةً، يُعَلِّلُ النَّفْسَ بالآمال подхранвам udržovat v sobě, kojit se (nadějí) hæge om hegen τρέφω ενδόμυχα την ελπίδα mõttes hellitama در خاطر پروراندن elätellä nourrir לִנצוֹר בַּלֵב हदय और मस्तिष्क में बनाए रखना prigrliti, njegovati táplál (reményt) menyimpan, memendam ala með sér nutrire 心に抱く 마음에 품다 puoselėti glabāt (atmiņā), lolot menaruh koesteren nære, verne om żywić (nadzieję) acarinhar a nutri лелеять prechovávať gojiti gajiti hysa, nära เอาใส่ใจ ümit beslemek 抱有(希望，想法等) пестити امید کی جوت جگانا giữ trong lòng 抱有（希望）