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The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.
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Meaning of "nearest and dearest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEAREST AND DEAREST

nearest and dearest  [ˈnɪərɪst ən ˈdɪərɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEAREST AND DEAREST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nearest and dearest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEAREST AND DEAREST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest is a British television sitcom that ran from 1968 to 1973. A total of 46 episodes were made, 18 in monochrome and 28 in colour. The series, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network, was set in Colne, Lancashire, in the North West of England.

Definition of nearest and dearest in the English dictionary

The definition of nearest and dearest in the dictionary is people sometimes refer to their close relatives and friends as their nearest and dearest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEAREST AND DEAREST


antinuclearist
ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪərɪst
aorist
ˈeɪərɪst
apiarist
ˈeɪpɪərɪst
careerist
kəˈrɪərɪst
clavierist
kləˈvɪərɪst
dearest
ˈdɪərɪst
diarist
ˈdaɪərɪst
Everest
ˈɛvərɪst
Fourierist
ˈfʊərɪərɪst
humorist
ˈhjuːmərɪst
lyrist
ˈlaɪərɪst
meliorist
ˈmiːlɪərɪst
meteorist
ˈmiːtɪərɪst
pronuclearist
ˌprəʊˈnjuːklɪərɪst
querist
ˈkwɪərɪst
terrorist
ˈtɛrərɪst
topiarist
ˈtəʊpɪərɪst
tourist
ˈtʊərɪst
tutiorist
ˈtjuːtɪərɪst
verist
ˈvɪərɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEAREST AND DEAREST

near to
near to one´s heart
near-death experience
near-earth asteroid
near-market
near-market research
near-nudity
near-sighted
near-sightedly
near-sightedness
nearby
Nearctic
nearly
nearly-new
nearly-new shop
nearness
nearshore
nearside
nearthroses
nearthrosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEAREST AND DEAREST

armrest
arrest
at rest
Brest
Bucharest
come to rest
crest
forest
Forrest
hillcrest
house arrest
human interest
interest
lay to rest
prest
rainforest
rest
the rest
unrest
yarest

Synonyms and antonyms of nearest and dearest in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nearest and dearest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEAREST AND DEAREST

Find out the translation of nearest and dearest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nearest and dearest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nearest and dearest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最亲近
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más cercano y más querido
570 millions of speakers

English

nearest and dearest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पास और प्यारे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أقرب و أعز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

близких
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais próximos e queridos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিকটতম এবং প্রিয়তম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le plus proche et le plus cher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terdekat dan disayangi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Liebsten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

身内
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가까운 및 시나요?
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paling cedhak lan paling disenengi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gần nhất và thân yêu nhất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அருகில் உள்ளவர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जवळचे आणि जवळचे मित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

En yakın ve sevdiğim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

najbliższych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

близьких
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cel mai apropiat și cel mai drag
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοντινότερη και πιο αγαπητούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naaste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nära och kära
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nærmeste og kjæreste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nearest and dearest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEAREST AND DEAREST»

The term «nearest and dearest» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.764 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEAREST AND DEAREST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nearest and dearest

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4 QUOTES WITH «NEAREST AND DEAREST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nearest and dearest.
1
Marguerite Duras
The house a woman creates is a Utopia. She can't help it - can't help trying to interest her nearest and dearest not in happiness itself but in the search for it.
2
Woody Harrelson
The giant industries that are polluting our planet as well as violating human rights worldwide are the ones nearest and dearest to the hearts of American politicians.
3
Boris Johnson
If we judged everybody by the stupid, unguarded things they blurt out to their nearest and dearest, then we wouldn't ever get anywhere.
4
Maggie Smith
The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEAREST AND DEAREST»

Discover the use of nearest and dearest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nearest and dearest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: With ...
P. I. 44 — Which art my nearest and dearest enemy." Again, in Any Thing for a quiet Life, 1661 : 44 He was my nearest and dearest enemy." Steevexs.' ' * In my mind's eye.] This expression occurs again in our author* » Rape of Lucrece □□ .
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1778
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Daughters in Law
You were good and noble and your loss is deeply lamented by your nearest and dearest and your hosts of friends. But after six months or so some people start to say what they really thought of you, occasionally adding – after some particularly  ...
Henry Cecil, 2000
3
The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours
Inside the story told by Phoenix, the comrades who approach Meleagros as delegates are the philtatoi, that is, those persons who are 'nearest and dearest' to the hero (IX 585—587). So, from the short-range perspective of Phoenix as the ...
Gregory Nagy, 2013
4
Public Health Ethics
This leaves open the possibility of being a utilitarian whilst preferring to benefit one's nearest and dearest: so long as the agent has acted so as to produce enough benefit given the circumstances, they can prioritize their loved ones even if they ...
Stephen Holland, 2007
5
THE PURRFECT TRILOGY:: On being human and finding where you ...
Even if we get on really well with our nearest and dearest, so well we never fight or argue, we still need others to disagree with - so we have somewhere to grow. As relationships with our nearest and dearest are with those closest to us, ...
Lynn Margaret Hamilton, 2013
6
The Cambridge Companion to Utilitarianism
Jackson, “Decision-Theoretic Consequentialism and the Nearest and Dearest Objection,” pp. 462–463; see also Regan, Utilitarianism and Co-operation, pp. 264–265, n. 1; Feldman, Doing the Best We Can, pp. 46–47; and Parfit, On What  ...
Ben Eggleston, Dale Miller, 2014
7
The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology
From the long-range perspective of the master narrator, however, it is not Phoenix and the two other delegates but Patroklos who must be nearest and dearest to Achilles. Later on in the Iliad, after Patroklos is killed in battle, Achilles recognizes ...
Roger D. Woodard, 2007
8
Jottings to the End of His Days
Our nearest and dearest Don't hear us Our nearest and dearest Won't speer us Our nearest and dearest Decline to come near us Our nearest and dearest Fear us If love can make the world go round Hatred can bring the score all square Out  ...
T. S. Matthews, 2010
9
Traversing the Middle: Ethics, Politics, Religion
Milbank is quite right to criticize this universalism and to develop a theological justification for particularist, partisan approach to “neighbor love.” We have seen that he defended our instinct to discriminate in favor of our nearest and dearest in  ...
Gavin Hyman, 2013
10
The Christian's Family and Pocket Companion: Embracing Five ...
I answer, we are to love him more than we love our neighbour, more than we leve our nearest and dearest relations, more than we love ourselves, more than we love our lives. To show the greatness of this love to Christ it is even. called an ...
Sinclare Kelburn, William Romaine, 1821

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEAREST AND DEAREST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nearest and dearest is used in the context of the following news items.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Hosted a Model-Filled Gala, And the Dress …
... the unwashed masses will rest easy in the knowledge that Mr. DiCaprio's nearest and dearest are sartorially prepared for global warming. «PEOPLE StyleWatch, Jul 15»
2
Is Carole Radziwill Exploiting Her Husband's Death For A Real …
... the women shared stories of their loss and how difficult it was to remain close to folks who were nearest and dearest to them when they were ... «Reality Tea, Jul 15»
3
The fabulous 80th summer of Lynn Wyatt, dining with Prince Charles …
... estate near Windsor and this summer they hosted a birthday party for her with 20 of her nearest and dearest in Europe. With a special dessert ... «CultureMap Houston, Jul 15»
4
SUPER FUN ALL-STAR JAM: Local musicians to pay tribute to Neil …
... way into the Crazy Horse stuff, which is nearest and dearest to my heart. I thought the dichotomy of that approach was important to embrace.”. «The Daily Times, Jul 15»
5
Ianto Jones to Return to Torchwood in the Radio Play, Fall to Earth
Ianto Jones is one of the nearest and dearest characters to the hearts of Torchwood fans – and we all shed a tear during Children of Earth. Well ... «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
6
Dr Leah will see you now: The Apprentice winner debunks the most …
Often we turn to our nearest and dearest for advice but does your best friend really know how you can get the most from your skin? With so ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
7
Offline Dating Is Back Thanks To Married At First Sight. Here's What …
... that these guys get is of each other lurking awkwardly at either end of the aisle, separated by an ominous sea of their nearest and dearest. «The Debrief, Jul 15»
8
Beatrice Borromeo: the New Royal Beauty to Know
Attended by 700 of their nearest and dearest, the dashing noble and his beautiful bride will throw a “summer garden party, a finger-foods-for-lunch thing," ... «Harper's BAZAAR Australia, Jul 15»
9
How to prepare for a princely present
As Prince George turns two there must be some among his nearest and dearest who will be wondering what on earth to buy the future heir to ... «The Lawyer, Jul 15»
10
Childhood sweethearts from Taunton celebrate 60 years of marriage
The couple who live in Eastwick Road in Taunton had a party at the Somerset County Cricket Ground surrounded by their nearest and dearest. «This is The West Country, Jul 15»

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