hold dear

English

Verb

hold (someone/something) dear

(transitive) to value highly; to care about greatly.

References

“hold someone something dear” (US) / “hold someone something dear” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary
“hold something dear” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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