cherish
verb (used with object)
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for.
has cherished
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present perfectof cherish (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Devi has used many years’ worth of meager birthday savings to send away for college-admissions materials, which she has cherished “like secret and holy things” and stowed carefully under her cot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
She started working at the pharmacy aged 15, and has cherished memories and friends from her decades of toil.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Taunggyi resident Di Lone, 50, said politics was the last thing on his mind at the cultural heritage event he has cherished since childhood.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
She, too, went elsewhere, but has cherished knowing Stringer.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
Every hope and dream my soul has cherished of you has been at war with this scheme of herding men and women together.
From Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California by Thomas Dixon
