cherish

CEFRC1

/ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To love someone or something deeply and care about them.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cheer, to gladden.

Examples

  • Plato's my friend, but truth I cherish even more.

  • The teacher of the kindergarten told the pupils to respect, and cherish each other.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.

  2. To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.

More examples

In context

  • I cherish your friendship.

  • his long-cherished dream

  • The Master said: "The gentleman cherishes virtue; the small man cherishes land. The gentleman cherishes institutions; the small man cherishes favors."

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Origin

verb

From Middle English charish, cherishen (“to have affection for, hold dear, treat kindly; to esteem, respect; to cherish; to take care of; to greet; to entertain, treat hospitably; to cheer; to encourage, incite”), from Old French cheriss-, chieriss-, extended stem of cherir, chierir (“to cherish”) (modern French chérir (“to cherish”)), from cher, chier (“dear, dearest”) (from Latin cārus (“beloved, dear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“to desire, wish”)) + -ir (suffix forming infinitives of second conjugation verbs).