Meanings
present singular third person holds dear · participle present holding dear · participle past held dear · past held dear
- transitiveTo 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 44Synonyms: cherish, treasure, prize, appreciate, bedear, cherish, esteem, prize
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo value highly; to care about greatly.
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Translations
Finnish pitää arvossa, vaalia
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Polish cenić, doceniać
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hold dear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20dear
“hold dear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hold%20dear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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