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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Debs was born in 1855 in Terre Haute, Ind., to French immigrant parents who read to him from Victor Hugo and cherished the ideals of the French Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In a statement announcing her death on Wednesday, Dame Esther's family paid tribute to the "most wonderful mother" and "cherished grandmother" whose compassion would live on through her charities.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
There’s also a physical reason people don’t remove cherished items from their past.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“He will be remembered as a cherished member of the Lakers family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
He had thought it an unusual compliment, and had cherished this image of himself, perhaps because he knew it was not entirely true.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
