cherish

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cher·ish [cherish cherishes cherished cherishing] BrE [ˈtʃerɪʃ] NAmE [ˈtʃerɪʃ] verb (formal)
1. ~ sb/sth to love sb/sth very much and want to protect them or it
•Children need to be cherished.
•her most cherished possession
2. ~ sth to keep an idea, a hope or a pleasant feeling in your mind for a long time
•Cherish the memory of those days in Paris.
•He cherishes the hope that one day they will meet again.
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Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘treat with affection’): from Old French cheriss-, lengthened stem of cherir, from cher ‘dear’, from Latin carus.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  care for, hold dear, treasure