Question 1 · Quick check
dearer
CEFRB2
/dˈɪrər/
adjective · adverb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
More expensive than another thing.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailcomparative form of dear: more dear
Examples
There are some friends who are dearer to me than others.
I hold you ever dearer.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
Deep Dive
adverb
Extra meaningcomparative form of dearly: more dearly
More examples
In contextGasoline only gets dearer.
Those lines that I before have writ do lie, / Even those that said I could not love you dearer
Had my friend's Muse grown with this growing age, / A dearer birth than this his love had brought, / To march in ranks of better equipage
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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