cherish (verb)
1cherish — ► VERB 1) protect and care for lovingly. 2) have (a hope or ambition) over a long period. ORIGIN Old French cherir, from cher dear …
2cherish — /ˈtʃɛrɪʃ / (say cherish) verb (t) 1. to hold or treat as dear. 2. to care for tenderly; nurture. 3. to cling fondly to (ideas, etc.): cherishing no resentment. {Middle English cherische(n), from French chériss , stem of chérir, from cher dear,… …
3cherish — verb a) To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. Her merry fit she freshly gan to reare, / And did of ioy and iollitie deuize, / Her selfe to cherish, and her guest to cheare [...]. b) To hold dear; to… …
4cherish — verb 1) a woman he could cherish Syn: adore, hold dear, love, dote on, be devoted to, revere, esteem, admire; think the world of, set great store by, hold in high esteem; care for, tend to, look after, protect, preserve, kee …
5cherish — verb 1) a woman he could cherish Syn: adore, love, dote on, be devoted to, revere, think the world of, care for, look after, protect, keep safe 2) I cherish her letters Syn: treasure …
6cherish — verb Cherish is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ambition, ↑belief, ↑dream, ↑hope, ↑memory, ↑moment, ↑tradition, ↑value …
7cherish — verb 1》 protect and care for lovingly. 2》 nurture (a hope or ambition). Origin ME: from OFr. cheriss , lengthened stem of cherir, from cher dear , from L. carus …
8cherish — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to love someone or something very much and take care of them well: his most cherished possession 2 to be very important to someone: cherished hopes/dreams/ideas etc: one of our cherished hopes, a community… …
9cherish — [[t]tʃe̱rɪʃ[/t]] cherishes, cherishing, cherished 1) VERB If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time. [V n] The president will cherish the memory of this visit to Ohio... [V n] …
10cherish — UK [ˈtʃerɪʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms cherish : present tense I/you/we/they cherish he/she/it cherishes present participle cherishing past tense cherished past participle cherished 1) to keep something pleasant in your mind for a long… …
