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Meaning of cherish in English

(Definition of cherish from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of cherish from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cherish

cherish
Afterwards there was ' a desire to reconstruct according to cherished patterns ' (p. 311).
They cherished the independence they had gained through enduring the hardships of ' scrimping and scraping ' in their earlier lives.
Venerated as a fount of communal identity, cherished as a precious and endangered resource, yesterday became less and less like today.
He cherished them as ideals and gave them a special place in his work.
After all, variety in the economic system is very much emphasized and cherished in evolutionary economics.
Finally, as with promising graduate students, we do not hold on to cherished theories indefinitely: some do flunk out.
The scenes that had cherished them and utilised them were either pushed underground or became extinct as they expired their commercial worth.
The knowledge that the participants' cherished others needed love, assistance, support, and nurture generated anguish for the participants as they thought about leaving them.
He sympathized and encouraged ; he shared their worries and cherished their hopes.
Furthermore, certain individuals would have reason to privilege one sense ; painters and carpenters might have cherished their sense of sight, musicians would have feared losing their sense of hearing.
They were weary lest the requirement to seek ordination and pursue the study of theology would bridle their ability to devote themselves to their cherished secular studies.
Earlier, on pages 136-137, he had discussed the use of ' discrediting mechanisms ' by those who do want to neuter the impact of diversity and disagreement on their cherished beliefs.
To give a proper account of scholars' economy of intimacy, one would have to take into account their relations with male friends, close students, and cherished books.
As constrained budgets have sagged under the weight of rising medical costs, leaders have found themselves spurred to action, despite the potent risks of threatening established stakeholders or cherished benefits.
Even in foreign policy, that cherished prerogative of kings, he relied heavily on his advisers, although here too his final decisions were not to be challenged.
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Translations of cherish

in Chinese (Traditional)
珍愛,鍾愛, 愛護, 珍藏,懷有(希望、記憶)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
珍爱,钟爱, 爱护, 珍藏,怀有(希望、记忆)…
in Spanish
apreciar, conservar, mantener…
in Portuguese
amar, valorizar, guardar…
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çok sevmek, sevgiyle bağrına basmak, şefkatle davranmak…
chérir, nourrir…
liefhebben, koesteren…
opatrovat (s láskou), udržovat v sobě, kojit se (nadějí)…
værne om, hæge om…
melindungi, menyayangi, menyimpan…
รักและใส่ใจ, ยึดมั่นไว้ในใจ…
yêu mến, giữ trong lòng…
hołubić, pielęgnować, żywić (nadzieję)…
omhulda, hålla kär, vårda…
menjaga, menaruh…
schätzen, hegen…
sette høyt, holde av, nære…
ніжно любити, пестити…
нежно любить, лелеять…
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