cherish
To love and care for something very much.
cherish in a sentence
- Ella cherished the tatty old teddy her grandad had given her.
- Mum says she will always cherish the wonky clay pot I made her in Year Two.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to cherish?
- Aneglect
- Bignore
- Ctreasure
- Dhate
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C: treasure. The other three mean the opposite of cherish.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to cherish?
- Atreasure
- Bneglect
- Clove
- Dadore
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B: neglect. The other three mean nearly the same as cherish.
Words that mean something similar
treasure, love, adore
Words that mean the opposite
neglect, ignore, hate
More words about emotions & feelings
- composed: Calm and in control of your feelings.
- console: To comfort someone who is sad.
- contempt: A strong feeling that someone or something is worthless.
- content: Happy and satisfied with what you have.
- covet: To badly want something that belongs to someone else.
- crestfallen: Sad and disappointed after something has gone wrong.
- cringe: To shrink back or squirm because something is scary or embarrassing.
- daunting: So difficult or scary that it makes you unsure you can manage it.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test