Third-person singular present tense of 'cherish'; to hold something dear, care for it tenderly, or keep it in one's heart.
From Old French 'cherir' meaning to hold dear, itself from Latin 'carus' (dear). Added to English by the 13th century.
The verb 'cherish' appears in Shakespeare and the King James Bible, showing how it became embedded in English's most revered literary voices—it's a word meant for expressing the deepest care.
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