cher

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See also: Cher, chèr, and 'cher

English

Noun

cher (plural chers)

  1. Alternative spelling of 'cher

Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pereō. Compare Romanian pier(i).

Verb

cher first-singular present indicative (past participle chiritã, cheritã)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. (before the noun) dear (beloved)
  2. (after the noun) expensive

Adverb

cher

  1. dearly
    payer cher ― to pay dearly
  2. (Lyon, slang) super

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Adjective

cher m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chere)

  1. Alternative form of chier

Declension

Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject chers chere cher
oblique cher chere cher
plural subject cher cheres cher
oblique chers cheres cher
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