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dearest · 1. vocative noun. You can call someone dearest when you are very fond of them. · 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]. When you are writing to someone you are ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'dearest'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× dearest (dɪərɪst ) 1. vocativenoun Youcancallsomeonedearestwhenyouareveryfondofthem. [old-fashioned]What'swrong,mydearest?Youlooktired. Synonyms:darling MoreSynonymsofdearest 2. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Whenyouarewritingtosomeoneyouareveryfondof,youcanusedearestatthebeginningoftheletteroremailbeforetheperson'sname. DearestMaria,Aren'tIterrible,notcomingbacklikeIpromised? 3. superlativeadjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Yourdearestwishesorhopesarethingsthatyouhopeverymuchwillhappen. [old-fashioned]Itismydearesthopethatonedayshewillfindthehappinessshetrulydeserves. 4. nearestanddearest MoreSynonymsofdearest COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'dearest' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'dearest' WordList'affection' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'liturgy' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency dearestinBritishEnglish (ˈdɪərɪst) adjective1. usedasanaffectionatewayofaddressingsomeone DearestPaul Mydearestdaughter DearestMaria,aren'tIterrible,notcomingbacklikeIpromised? 2. mostcherished Itismydearesthopethatonedayshewillfindthehappinessshedeserves. hisdearestwishwastovisitAustralia Mydearestwishisthatthisfamilyfeudshouldbeforgotten. noun3. usedasaveryaffectionateformofaddress Dearest,canIbeofanyassistance? What'swrong,mydearest?Youlooktired. CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Examplesof'dearest'inasentence dearest Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Hecouldn'tbelieveyouwereonlyjustsixteen,Mariadearest.Haines,PamelaTHEGOLDENLION(2002)But,Melody,Idefinitelydidn'tbegin,``MydearestdarlingMrChambers'.AnitaAndersonSOMEBODY(2002)Yousee,mydearest,byincorporating,hepersonallycouldn'tbeheldlegallyaccountablefor-foranything.Smith,EvelynEMISSMELVILLEREGRETS(2002) Wordlistswith dearest affection Trendsof dearest Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically dearest Dearborn DearbornHeights deare dearest dearestwish dearie dearies AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'D' Relatedtermsof dearest dear dearestwish nearestanddearest Source DefinitionofdearestfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 tear or tier?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. tier tearThereisa ofseatsaroundtheauditorium.cymbal or symbol?Whichversioniscorrect?HejumpedwhenIdroppedthecymbal.HejumpedwhenIdroppedthesymbol.brake or break?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. brake breakItcausedherto hard.lessen or lesson?Whichversioniscorrect?Thiswilllessentheriskofseriousillness.Thiswilllessontheriskofseriousillness.ball or bawl?Whichversioniscorrect?Thomasscrewedtheletterupintoaball.Thomasscrewedtheletterupintoabawl.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Dec11,2021 Wordoftheday liturgy Aliturgyisaparticularformofreligiousservice,usuallyonethatissetandapprovedbyabranchoftheChristianChurch. 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