cher

See also: Cher, chèr, and 'cher

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

cher (plural chers)

1. Alternative spelling of 'cher

AnagramsEdit

• ECHR, Rech

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AromanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• cheru

EtymologyEdit

From Latin pereō. Compare Daco-Romanian pieri, pier.

VerbEdit

cher (past participle chiritã, cheritã)

1. I perish, die.
2. I disappear, vanish.

SynonymsEdit

• (die): mor

Derived termsEdit

• chiriri/chirire, cheriri/cherire,
• chirit, cherit

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ/

• Audio (France, Paris)

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [ʃæ]
• Rhymes: -ɛʁ
• Homophones: chaire, chaires, chair, chairs, chers, chère, chères

AdjectiveEdit

cher (feminine singular chère, masculine plural chers, feminine plural chères)

1. (before the noun) dear (beloved)
2. (salutation of a letter) dear

   Chère Marie - Dear Marie

3. (after the noun) dear, expensive

AdverbEdit

cher

1. dearly

   payer cher

   to pay dearly

Related termsEdit

• chèrement
• chérir
• cherté

Further readingEdit

• “cher” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Old FrenchEdit

AdjectiveEdit

cher m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chere)

1. Alternative form of chier

DeclensionEdit

Declension of cher

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	chers	chere	cher
	Oblique	cher	chere	cher
Plural	Subject	cher	cheres	cher
	Oblique	chers	cheres	cher