dearly

innig, herzlich

Mit tiefer Liebe oder Zuneigung.

In einfachem Englisch: With deep love or affection.

• I love you dearly.
• Her dearly loved grandmother died last year.
• He is dearly missed by all his friends.

Synonyme: deeply, fondly

Häufige Wendungen: dearly loved, dearly beloved, dearly missed

teuer, mit hohen Verlusten

Mit schweren Verlusten oder schädlichen Folgen, oft wegen eines Fehlers.

In einfachem Englisch: With a serious loss or harmful result, often because of a mistake.

• His mistake cost him dearly.
• The team paid dearly for its weak defence.
• She paid dearly for trusting the wrong person.

So benutzt man es: pay dearly for something (They paid dearly for ignoring the warning.); cost someone dearly (That missed opportunity cost her dearly.)

Synonyme: heavily, at great cost

Häufige Wendungen: pay dearly, cost someone dearly, dearly bought victory

teuer

Zu einem hohen Preis, mit großem Geldaufwand.

In einfachem Englisch: At a high price in money.

• The silk was dearly priced.
• They bought their supplies dearly during the shortage.
• Rare books sold dearly at the auction.

Synonyme: expensively

Gegenteile: cheaply

Häufige Wendungen: dearly priced, sell dearly, buy dearly