chérir

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See also: cherir

French

Etymology

From cher +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

chérir

  1. (transitive) to cherish

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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