cherish
verb (used with object)
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for.
cherished
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past participleof cherish.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cherish.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cherishverb (used with object)to hold or treat as dear; feel love for.
Example Sentences
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Most painfully, Alexandra’s grandmother, a cherished relationship in her life, died while they were writing the LP, which inspired the record’s heartrending closer “Nothing Matters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
There’s also a physical reason people don’t remove cherished items from their past.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
So began one community's fight to save a cherished symbol of their neighbourhood.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"The Devil's Arrows are deeply cherished by local communities, and we're delighted that this discovery adds a new chapter to their story."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
He cherished them like a little stash of gold in a corner of his mind.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
