querer — meaning in English

English meaning

• cherish verb To care for someone or something deeply and protect it tenderly.
• fond adj Having a liking or affection for someone or something.
• hanker verb To crave, want or desire.
• love verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
• want verb To wish for or desire something.

Senses

querer is used for these senses in English:

• cherish To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
• fond (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
• hanker To crave, want or desire.
• love (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with (perhaps from make love).
• want (intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

cherish — full definition

1. verb To care for someone or something deeply and protect it tenderly.
2. verb To hold an idea, memory, or hope dear.

fond — full definition

1. adj Having a liking or affection for someone or something.
2. adj Doting or indulgent, especially toward someone loved.
3. verb To feel a tender or foolish affection for someone (dated).

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