People ask me 'why would you want to cherish a piece of junk like that?' But this little beauty means the world to me.
Source: tatoeba (41674)
Cherish
//ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ//
Synonyms for "cherish" (154 found)
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Strong matches (46)
Verb(17 words)
Related words (77)
idolizekeepkeep an eye onkeep in memorykeep in mindkeep in viewkeep watch overlavish care onlikelook afterlook out forlook tolovelove to distractionmatronizemindminister tomothernourishnurse
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nurtureovervaluepamperpreserveprizeprotegeprovide forput on pedestalregardrelishretainreverereverenceride herd onsafeguardsavesavorsee aftersee tosheltershepherdshieldspoon feedspoon-feedsucklesupportsustaintake care oftake charge oftendtreasuretreasure upvalueveneratewatchwatch out forwatch overwet nursewet-nurseworship
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8 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- грижа се нежно verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- тача verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- ценя verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
Catalan
1 entries- acotiar verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 愛護 /爱护 verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- 珍愛 /珍爱 verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- 珍視 /珍视 verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Dutch
2 entries- koesteren verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- koesteren verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
Finnish
2 entries- vaalia verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- vaalia verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
French
4 entries- chérir verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- chérir verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- tenir (à) verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- tenir (à) verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
Galician
2 entries- agasallar verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- aloumiñar verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
German
2 entries- hegen verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- wertschätzen verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
Italian
3 entries- apprezzare verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- curare verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- custodire verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Japanese
3 entries- 大事にする verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- 愛好する verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- 珍重する verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Latin
1 entries- foveō verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Māori
4 entries- matapopore verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- matapopore verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- mirā verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- raupī verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Polish
1 entries- (wysoko) cenić verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
Portuguese
4 entries- adorar verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- adorar verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- cuidar verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- mimar verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Russian
3 entries- дорожить verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- леле́ять verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
- хо́лить verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- altraim verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Spanish
4 entries- abrigar verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- acariciar verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- adorar verb (to have a deep appreciation of)
- apreciar verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Tagalog
1 entries- pangalagaan verb (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
Plato's my friend, but truth I cherish even more.
Source: tatoeba (577202)
The teacher of the kindergarten told the pupils to respect, and cherish each other.
Source: tatoeba (1567754)
Cherish the thought.
Source: tatoeba (2245175)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.