to treasure
76
2.9
- verb
- /ˈtrɛʒər/
:
valorar
- This is a moment I will treasure.
- treasure time
- treasure true friends
- treasure relationships
I treasure my money, my possessions, and I treasure my mind or whatever I focus on.
- I treasure my money, my possessions, and I treasure my mind or whatever I focus on.
- And we do it to protect freedom, freedom of speech, all the things we treasure in our societies.
- I beseech you to treasure up in your hearts these my parting words.
- I I treasure my experience from all of the wars and everything I did in Marines.
- Life is not easy, and the best we ought to do is to learn how to treasure love, to treasure the few years of life we have on this earth.
- I love them dearly and I look forward to treasure our time together.
- And as you know, you'll treasure glasses.
Examples
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I did treasure my marriage.
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I will treasure her memory forever.
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I just, I, I treasure every moment that we have together and I, it's just goodbye.
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What experience do you most treasure when it comes to the holidays?
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Life is not easy, and the best we ought to do is to learn how to treasure love, to treasure the few years of life we have on this earth.
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Many of us certainly remember our picture books vividly and treasure our association with them.
Academic text (2001) -
Besides, Helen admitted to herself, she treasured every moment spent in his company.
Fiction book (1996) -
The real truth, though, is that I wouldn't give up these treasured night moments with my son for anything.
Fiction book (1997) -
So she lay her head in the crook of his arm and treasured the scent of his body.
Fiction book (1995) -
I will always treasure the moments we spent together during our travels.
Synonyms
∞
3.2
To feel grateful for someone or something
349
1.9
Like a person or want something
285
1.9
To think a person or thing is important
204
3.0
To feel deep love for someone or something and treat it with care
54
3.8
To value someone or something highly
22
3.5
To care about someone or something very much
Consider something very important or precious
Antonyms
Compounds
4
3.5
Valuable things that someone keeps out of sight so others cannot find them easily
- South African
A South African garden plant with bright orange flowers and dark spots
How Valued
274
2.4
76
2.9
204
3.0
285
1.9
∞
3.2
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb treasure comes from the same old root thēsauros, which meant a 'store' of valuables. So to treasure someone or something is like keeping them safe in your heart and valuing them very highly.