dear

Naija

Etymology

From: English dear

• dear

• dear

Noun

• Make person dey very important to person.

• Johny too dear pass gold for my hand.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. For me, Johny is highly valued, beyond gold.)
• I call him dear because na wetin e be to me be dat.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Sorry but the apartment is beyond my reach.)

Adjective

• Make someting money too plenty.

• No vex but de house too dear pass wetin my pocket fit carry.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Sorry but the apartment is beyond my reach.)
• Since after dis Coro happen last year na im I stop to dey buy anyting wey dear.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Following the pandemic last year, I stopped buying expensive stuffs.)

• Na wetin person no take play.

• As people hear wetin be like gun sound, everybody run for them dear life.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. At the sound of a gunshot, everybody ran for their dear lives.)

Synonyms

• costly

Antonyms

• cheap

Translations

• English: expensive