Cherished — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be fond of; be attached to

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪtɹeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪtɹeɪtɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔsnəs/.

Examples

a cherished friend
children are precious
a treasured heirloom

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

treasured precious treasure care for wanted hold dear cherish

Parts of Speech

verb	be fond of; be attached to
adjective	characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for “a cherished friend”

Word Forms

treasure	noun	any possession that is highly valued by its owner
preciousness	noun	the positive quality of being precious and beyond value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geschätzt

gern haben; angehängt werden

🇫🇷French

chéri

aimer; être attaché à

🇪🇸Spanish

querido

ser aficionado a; estar unido a

🇮🇹Italian

amato

essere affezionato; essere attaccato a

🇳🇱Dutch

gekoesterd

dol zijn op; gehecht zijn aan

🇵🇹Portuguese

querido

gostar; estar anexado a

🇷🇺Russian

заветный

любить; быть привязанным к

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पोषित

के शौकीन होना; के साथ संलग्न किया

🇧🇩Bengali

লালিত

অনুরাগী হতে; সংযুক্ত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

போற்றப்பட்டது

பிரியமாக இருங்கள்; இணைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదరించారు

అభిమానంగా ఉండండి; జతచేయబడును

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಲಿಸಿದರು

ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದಿರಿ; ಗೆ ಲಗತ್ತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലമതിച്ചു

ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുക; അറ്റാച്ചുചെയ്യും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਲਿਆ

ਦਾ ਸ਼ੌਕੀਨ ਹੋਣਾ; ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

پالنے والا

کا شوق ہونا کے ساتھ منسلک کیا جائے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

珍惜的

喜好; be attached to

🇯🇵Japanese

大切にしている

好きになってください。執着する

🇰🇷Korean

소중히 하는

좋아하다; 애착을 가지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yêu quý

được yêu thích; được gắn liền với

🇹🇭Thai

หัวแก้วหัวแหวน

ชอบ; จะแนบไปกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dihargai

menyukai; dilampirkan ke

🇵🇭Filipino

itinatangi

maging mahilig sa; ikabit sa

🇲🇾Malay

dihargai

suka; dilampirkan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العزيزة

كن مولعا؛ أن تعلق على

🇮🇷Persian

گرامی داشت

دوست داشتنی بودن متصل شود

🇹🇷Turkish

aziz

hoşlanmak; bağlı olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטוּפָּח

לְחַבֵּב; להיות מחוברת אליו

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