의미: dear

dear ([동음어] deer) a., n., ad., int.
━ a. (dear·er; dear·est)

1 [A] 친애하는, 귀여운, 그리운
▶ a dear friend of mine 나의 친한 친구
▶ a dear little girl 귀여운 여자 어린이

2 [보통 Dear] [A] 경애하는, …님
▶ Dear Smith 스미스님

3 소중한, 귀중한 《to》
▶ one’s dearest wish 간절한 소원

4 [P] <상품 등이> (품질에 비해) 비싼; [A] <가게 등이> 비싼; 고금리의
▶ This book is dear.=The price of this book is high. 이 책은 값이 비싸다.
Dear[My dear] Mr.[Mrs., Miss] A (1) 여보세요(A선생님[부인, 양]) 《말할 때의 공손한 부름말; 때로는 비꼼·항의의 기분을 나타냄》 (2) 근계(謹啓) 《편지의 첫머리에 쓰는 말; 미국에서는 Dear ... 쪽이 My dear ... 보다 친밀감이 더 있지만, 영국에서는 그 반대》
Dear Sir[Madam] 근계(謹啓) 《상업문 또는 모르는 사람에 대한 편지의 서두 인사》
Dear Sirs[Madams] 근계 《회사·단체 등에 대한 편지의 서두 인사》
for dear life 죽을 힘을 다하여, 죽살이치고
hold a person dear …을 귀엽게 여기다
━ n. 친애하는 사람, 귀여운 사람; 애인 ★ 보통 부름말로 (my) dear 또는 (my) dearest라고 말하며 「여보; 얘」 등의 뜻이 됨.
Dear knows …은 아무도 모른다(God knows)
There's[That's] a dear. 얘, 참 착하지. 《울지 마라 등》; (잘 해서, 울지 않아) 착하구나.
What dears they are! 어쩌면 저렇게 귀여울까!
━ ad.

1 귀여워하여, 소중히(dearly)

2 비싸게
It will cost him dear. 비싸게 치일걸, 혼이 날걸.
pay dear for one’s ignorance (무지) 때문에 골탕먹다
━ int. 아이구!, 어머나!, 저런! 《놀람·연민·초조·곤혹·경멸 등을 나타냄》
Dear, dear!=Dear me!=Oh(,) dear! 원!, 저런!, 어머나!
Oh dear(,) no! 원, 천만에!
dear·ness n.
▷ déarly ad.,; endéar v.

dear 관용구

for dear life

as though afraid of losing one

Dear John letter

A letter written by a partner explaining why they are ending the relationship is a Dear John letter.

Dear John letter|Dear John|John

n. phr. A note or a letter informing one that a romantic relationship or a marriage is over. Jane left a "Dear John letter" on the table and went home to live with her parents.

dear me|dear

interj. Used to show surprise, fear, or some other strong feeling. Dear me! My purse is lost, what shall I do now?

for dear life|for|life

adv. phr. As though afraid of losing your life. He was running for dear life toward town. When the horse began to run, she held on for dear life.

dear

dear
In addition to the idiom beginning with dear, also see for dear life; nearest and dearest.

dear me

dear me
Also, oh dear. A polite exclamation expressing surprise, distress, sympathy, etc. For example, Dear me, I forgot to mail it, or Oh dear, what a bad time you've been having. These usages may originally have invoked God, as in dear God or oh God, which also continue to be so used. [Late 1600s]

nearest and dearest

nearest and dearest
One's closest and fondest friends, companions, or relatives, as in It's a small gathering—we're inviting only a dozen or so of our nearest and dearest. This rhyming expression has been used ironically since the late 1500s, as well as by Shakespeare in 1 Henry IV (3:2): “Why, Harry, do I tell thee of my foes, which art my nearest and dearest enemy?”