holding dear
holding dear is the present participle and gerund of hold dear.
Meaning of hold dear
Verb
hold dear (third-person singular simple present holds dear, present participle holding dear, simple past and past participle held dear)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- cherish, treasure, prize, appreciate, bedear, esteem, think much of, value
Questions about holding dear
- What is holding dear the present participle and gerund of?
- Holding dear is the present participle and gerund of hold dear.
Words near holding dear in the dictionary
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