lieber — meaning in English

English meaning

• dear adj Regarded with deep affection or love.
• love verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
• rather adv Used to show a preference for one thing over another.

Senses

lieber is used for these senses in English:

• dear A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
• dear A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
• love (countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
• rather Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) [from 9th c.]

dear — full definition

1. adj Regarded with deep affection or love.
2. adj Costly; expensive.
3. adj Used as a polite way to open a letter or address someone.
4. intj Used to express surprise, pity, or mild disapproval, often as "oh dear".

love — full definition

1. verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
2. verb To like something very much.
3. noun A strong feeling of deep affection.
4. noun (tennis) A score of zero.

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