cher

See also: Cher, chèr, and 'cher

English

Noun

cher (plural chers)

1. Alternative spelling of 'cher

Anagrams

• ECHR, EHRC, Rech

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• cheru, chier

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

• (die): mor

Derived terms

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ/

• Audio (France, Paris)

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

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

• chèrement
• chérir
• cherté
• ne pas donner cher de la peau de
• payer cher
• prendre cher

Further reading

• “cher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Adjective

cher m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chere)

1. Alternative form of chier

Declension

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