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deared

deared is the simple past and past participle of dear.

Meaning of dear

Verb

dear (third-person singular simple present dears, present participle dearing, simple past and past participle deared)

  1. (obsolete) To endear.
    • Nor should a Sonne his Sire loue for reward, But for he is his Sire, in nature dear’d.1603, John Davies of Hereford, Microcosmos

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Words that rhyme with deared

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Questions about deared

What is deared the simple past and past participle of?
Deared is the simple past and past participle of dear.

Words near deared in the dictionary

  1. DeArcoses
  2. Dearden
  3. Deardens
  4. Deardorff
  5. deare
  6. deared
  7. dearely
  8. dearer
  9. deares
  10. dearest
  11. dearests

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