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"Cherishes" is a form of "cherish", a transitive verb which is often translated as "apreciar". Learn more about "cherish" below.
cherish(
cheh
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rihsh
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. apreciar
I cherished your father, and I was very sad when we parted ways.Apreciaba a tu padre, y me puse muy triste cuando seguimos caminos diferentes.
She loved and cherished him as if he were her own child.Lo quería y apreciaba como si fuera su propio hijo.
b. querer
She cherished her grandchildren and would have done anything for them.Quería mucho a sus nietos y haría lo que fuera por ellos.
b. acariciar (dream, ambition)
In exile, they cherished the dream of returning to their own country.En el exilio, acariciaban el sueño de retornar a su propio país.
d. mantener (tradition)
This country has always cherished a tradition of civil liberties.Este país ha mantenido siempre una tradición de respeto a las libertades civiles.
