hold dear en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To value highly; to care about greatly.
Here, we see that climate denialism/skepticism might be informed by a certain version of anti-elitism—ironically enough, a value that many progressives hold dear.
2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 44:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| holding dear | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| held dear | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| held dear | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| holds dear | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
slight · think little of · scorn · despise · dismiss
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
bedear · cherish · prize · appreciate · prize · treasure · esteem · think much of · treasure · hold dear · value · cherish
Translations (5)
pl cenić (Translations) · pl docenić (Translations) · fi pitää arvossa (Translations) · pl doceniać (Translations) · fi vaalia (Translations)