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    dearly

    US /ˈdɪrli/

    ・

    UK /ˈdiəli/

    B1
    adv.AdverbVery much
    I love my wife dearly

    Video subtitles

    Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? | Otherwords

    09:26Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? | Otherwords
    • Even the word dear originally meant costly or expensive, as in you'll pay dearly for this.

      Even the word dear originally meant costly or expensive, as in you'll pay dearly for this.

    • And in Danish, a common term of endearment is "skat," which means "treasure" but can also translate to "taxes." Even the word "dear" originally meant "costly" or "expensive," as in "you'll pay dearly for this." Are there any terms of endearment based on things like royalty or wealth?

      And in Danish, a common term of endearment is "skat," which means "treasure" but can also translate to "taxes." Even the word "dear" originally meant "costly" or "expensive," as in "you'll pay dearly for this." Are there any terms of endearment based on things like royalty or wealth?

    B2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • And yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips, to have questioned her that she might have opened them, to have looked upon the lashes of her downcast eyes and never raised a blush, to have let loose waves of hair, an inch of which would be a keepsake beyond price.

      And yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips, to have questioned her that she might have opened them, to have looked upon the lashes of her downcast eyes and never raised a blush, to have let loose waves of hair, an inch of which would be a keepsake beyond price.

    • And yet I should have dearly liked,  I own, to have touched her lips;  

      And yet I should have dearly liked,  I own, to have touched her lips;  

    B2

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Official Trailer (2023 Movie) - Tom Cruise

    02:28Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Official Trailer (2023 Movie) - Tom Cruise
    • Ethan, this mission of yours is gonna cost you dearly.

      Ethan, this mission of yours is gonna cost you dearly.

    • Ethan, this mission of yours is gonna cost you dearly.

      Ethan, this mission of yours is gonna cost you dearly.

    A2

    Why He Left Canada 放棄??加拿大高薪退休金穩定工作?他選擇全家搬來台灣??

    13:05Why He Left Canada 放棄??加拿大高薪退休金穩定工作?他選擇全家搬來台灣??
    • She was a great lady and she loved us dearly.

      She was a great lady and she loved us dearly.

    • She was a great lady, and she loved us dearly, but.

      She was a great lady, and she loved us dearly, but.

    A2

    Pride and Prejudice - Accomplished Woman

    03:17Pride and Prejudice - Accomplished Woman
    • Dear, I cannot tease you about that. What a shame for I dearly love to laugh.

      Dear, I cannot tease you about that. What a shame for I dearly love to laugh.

    • What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.

      What a shame, for I dearly love to laugh.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • And yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips, to have questioned her that she might have opened them, to have looked upon the lashes of her downcast eyes and never raised a blush, to have let loose waves of hair, an inch of which would be a keepsake beyond price.

      And yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips, to have questioned her that she might have opened them, to have looked upon the lashes of her downcast eyes and never raised a blush, to have let loose waves of hair, an inch of which would be a keepsake beyond price.

    • yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips; to have

      yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips; to have

    B2

    The Frog Prince Full Story | Animated Fairy Tales For Kids

    12:32The Frog Prince Full Story | Animated Fairy Tales For Kids
    • Her father, the king, loved her dearly.

      Her father, the king, loved her dearly.

    • Her father, the king, loved her dearly.

      Her father, the king, loved her dearly.

    B1

    Michelle Obama's Top 10 Rules For Success (@FLOTUS)

    21:39Michelle Obama's Top 10 Rules For Success (@FLOTUS)
    • a father who loved me dearly.

      a father who loved me dearly.

    • me dearly so I fortunately came into

      me dearly so I fortunately came into

    A2

    Our Secret Wish Never to Find Love

    03:17Our Secret Wish Never to Find Love
    • The process of locating a partner we can love is famously so hard, it may for a long time disguise an alternative, even more complicated reality, that whatever we claim, it would be a lot easier for us if we never found a partner. The hurdles of dating undeniably exist. That doesn't mean that they aren't also being gratefully used to hide, mostly from ourselves, a harder-to-mention wish to remain on our own. Consciously, we may tell ourselves that we would dearly love to land on a compatible partner. Inside, we are hard at work ensuring we won't – and for a variety of hugely understandable reasons.

      The process of locating a partner we can love is famously so hard, it may for a long time disguise an alternative, even more complicated reality, that whatever we claim, it would be a lot easier for us if we never found a partner. The hurdles of dating undeniably exist. That doesn't mean that they aren't also being gratefully used to hide, mostly from ourselves, a harder-to-mention wish to remain on our own. Consciously, we may tell ourselves that we would dearly love to land on a compatible partner. Inside, we are hard at work ensuring we won't – and for a variety of hugely understandable reasons.

    • Consciously, we may tell ourselves that we would dearly love to land on a compatible partner.

      Consciously, we may tell ourselves that we would dearly love to land on a compatible partner.

    B1

    The Story of Elon Musk || Learn English Through Story || Graded Reader || English Listening Practice

    12:48The Story of Elon Musk || Learn English Through Story || Graded Reader || English Listening Practice
    • Elon has 10 children, each of whom he loves dearly.

      Elon has 10 children, each of whom he loves dearly.

    • Elon has ten children, each of whom he loves dearly.

      Elon has ten children, each of whom he loves dearly.

    B1