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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Name

Definition 1:
• A female given name.
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/

Definition 1:
• To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.

Definition 2:
• To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
Example: I cherish your friendship.
Example: his long-cherished dream
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: prize, treasure, appreciate, bedear, cherish, esteem, hold dear, think much of, value
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: despise

Definition 3:
• To cheer, to gladden.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: elate, jollify, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cheer up, cherish, content, delight, elevate, enbliss, exhilarate, fain, gay, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gratify, happify, happy, hearten, laetificate, light up, make someone's day, perk up, please, raise someone's spirits, rejoice, turn the frown upside down, upcheer, warm someone's heart, warm the cockles of someone's heart
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Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cherish