Definitions of cherish [ˈtʃɛr ɪʃ]

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Definition of 'cherish'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) cherish
to regard or treat as dear.

2. cherish
to care for tenderly; nurture.

3. cherish
to cling fondly to:
to cherish a memory.

Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF cheriss-, long s. of cherir, v. der. of cher dear (< L cārus))

Definition of 'cherish'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure
be fond of; be attached to

Definition of 'cherish'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) cherish
to treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid

2. (verb) cherish
to hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle

Translation of 'cherish'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to protect and love (a person) She cherishes that child.
Afrikaans: liefhê, liefkoos	Arabic: يَرْعى بِحَنان، يُعَزِّز	Bulgarian: скъпя
Brazilian: acalentar	Czech: opatrovat (s láskou)	German: schätzen
Danish: værne om	Greek: προστατεύω, αγαπώ	Estonian: hellitama
Farsi: عزیز شمردن؛ مراقبت کردن	Finnish: hoivata	French: chérir
Hebrew: לֶאֱהוֹב	Hindi: स्नेहपूर्वक रखना, ध्यान क	Croatian: voljeti, gajiti
Hungarian: dédelget	Indonesian: melindungi, menyayangi	Icelandic: þykja vænt um
Italian: avere cura di	Japanese: 大切に育てる	Korean: 소중히 하다
Lithuanian: mylėti	Latvian: mīlēt; lolot	Malay: menjaga
Dutch: liefhebben	Norwegian: sette høyt, holde av	Polish: hołubić
Persian: عزیز شمردن؛ مراقبت کردن	Pashto: په مينه او احتياط رويه كو	Portuguese: acarinhar
Romanian: aţine (la)	Russian: лелеять	Slovak: milovať
Slovenian: oboževati	Serbian: negovati	Swedish: omhulda, hålla kär, vårda
Thai: รักและใส่ใจ	Turkish: bağrına basmak, sevgiyle	Taiwanese: 珍愛，愛護
Ukrainian: ніжно любити	Urdu: عزیز جاننا ، آنکھ کا تارہ	Vietnamese: yêu mến
Chinese: 珍爱，爱护
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