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Dearly

adverb/dɪskˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt/
Definition
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
at a great cost
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪskˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈiəli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈiəli/
2 syllables Say it as /dɪskˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin a sincere and heartfelt manner
“I would dearly love to know”
adverbat a great cost
“he paid dearly for the food”
adverbwith affection
“she loved him dearly”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
teuer
aufrichtig und herzlich
🇫🇷French
chèrement
d'une manière sincère et sincère
🇪🇸Spanish
caro
de una manera sincera y sentida
🇮🇹Italian
caro
in modo sincero e sentito
🇳🇱Dutch
dierbaar
op een oprechte en oprechte manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
querido
de maneira sincera e sincera
🇷🇺Russian
дорого
искренне и сердечно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नरमी से
सच्चे और हार्दिक तरीके से
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রিয়তমা
আন্তরিক এবং আন্তরিকভাবে
🇮🇳Tamil
அன்புடன்
நேர்மையான மற்றும் இதயப்பூர்வமான முறையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రియమైన
హృదయపూర్వక మరియు హృదయపూర్వక పద్ధతిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रिय
प्रामाणिक आणि मनापासून
🇮🇳Gujarati
મોંઘી રીતે
નિષ્ઠાવાન અને હૃદયપૂર્વકની રીતે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ
ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಹೃತ್ಪೂರ್ವಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രിയമായി
ആത്മാർത്ഥവും ഹൃദയംഗമവുമായ രീതിയിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਿਆਰੇ
ਇੱਕ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਦਿਲੋਂ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیاری
ایک مخلص اور دلی انداز میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
亲爱的
真诚地
🇯🇵Japanese
親愛なる
誠実かつ心のこもった態度で
🇰🇷Korean
극진히
진실하고 진심 어린 마음으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thân yêu
một cách chân thành và tận tâm
🇹🇭Thai
อย่างสุดซึ้ง
ด้วยความจริงใจและจริงใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
sayang sekali
dengan cara yang tulus dan sepenuh hati
🇵🇭Filipino
mahal na mahal
sa tapat at taos-pusong paraan
🇲🇾Malay
sayang
secara ikhlas dan ikhlas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غاليا
بطريقة صادقة ومن القلب
🇮🇷Persian
عزیزم
به صورت صمیمانه و صمیمانه
🇹🇷Turkish
canım
samimi ve yürekten
🇮🇱Hebrew
בְּיוֹקֶר
בצורה כנה ולבבית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dearly'?
The primary meaning of 'dearly' is 'in a sincere and heartfelt manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dearly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dearly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dearly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dearly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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