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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCherish
/ˈtʃɛrɪʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To protect and care for someone lovingly.
"He promised to cherish and protect her always."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French cheriss-, stem of cherir, from cher 'dear' (from Latin carus).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cherish" is said worldwide
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chérir
Transliteration: chérir
"Je vais toujours chérir ces souvenirs."
schätzen
Transliteration: schätzen
"Wir sollten diesen Moment schätzen."
custodire
Transliteration: custodire
"Voglio custodire questo ricordo per sempre."
atesorar
Transliteration: atesorar
"Debemos atesorar cada momento juntos."
querer bem
Transliteration: querer bem
"Ela sabe como estimar e guardar bons momentos."
संभालना
Transliteration: sambhālna
"हमें अपनी पुरानी यादों को सहेजना चाहिए।"
珍爱
Transliteration: zhēn ài
"我们应该珍爱眼前的幸福。"
소중히 하다
Transliteration: sojunghi hada
"우리는 이 순간을 소중히 해야 한다."
大切にする
Transliteration: taisetsu ni suru
"私はこの思い出を大切にします。"
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