to hold sb dear
1Hold On Dear Brother — Infobox Single Name = Hold On Dear Brother Artist = The Beach Boys from Album = Carl and the Passions So Tough Released = June 26, 1972 Format = Vinyl Recorded = Unknown Genre = Pop Length = 8 min 37 sec Label = Capitol Records Producer = The… …
2hold something dear — hold someone/something dear phrase to feel that someone or something is very important to you This government was a threat to everything he held dear. Thesaurus: to value something or someonesynonym Main entry: hold * * * hold sb/sth ˈdear idiom …
3hold someone dear — hold someone/something dear phrase to feel that someone or something is very important to you This government was a threat to everything he held dear. Thesaurus: to value something or someonesynonym Main entry: hold …
4hold somebody dear — hold sb/sth ˈdear idiom (formal) to care very much for sb/sth; to value sb/sth highly • He had destroyed everything we held dear. Main entry: ↑dearidiom …
5hold something dear — value something greatly. → hold …
6dear — adj. 1) (cannot stand alone) dear to (this project is dear to my heart) 2) (misc.) to hold smb. dear * * * [dɪə] painfully dear perfectly ( to prepare ) to dear for (to dear an article for export; our plane was deared for takeoff; to dear a deck… …
7dear — dear1 S1 [dıə US dır] interjection Oh dear used to show that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed because something bad has happened ▪ Oh dear, I ve broken the lamp. ▪ I think I m getting a cold. Oh dear! dear 2 dear2 S2 n 1.) used when speaking… …
8hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …
9hold — I. /hoʊld / (say hohld) verb (held, held or, Archaic, holden, holding) –verb (t) 1. to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp. 2. to reserve; retain; set aside. 3. to bear, sustai …
10hold — hold1 verb (past and past participle held) 1》 grasp, carry, or support. 2》 keep in a specified position: I held the door open for him. ↘remain secure or intact: the boat s anchor would not hold. 3》 keep or detain. ↘have in one s… …
