dear (1) — EN↔HI

dear1

/dɪə(r) डिअ(र्‌)/ adj.

1 used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person you are writing to प्रिय (पत्राचार में शिष्‍ट संबोधन के रूप में नाम अथवा पदवी से पहले प्रयुक्त)

Dear Sarah,...

Dear Sir or Madam,...

2 dear (to somebody) loved by or important to somebody किसी का पसंदीदा, प्रिय या किसी के लिए मूल्‍यवान

It was a subject that was very dear to him.

She’s one of my dearest friends.

3 expensive महँगा, क़ीमती

How can people afford to smoke when cigarettes are so dear?

IDM

close/dear/near to somebody’s heart ⇨ heart देखिए।