WHAT DOES DEAR MEAN?

Because you ought to devote a while hoping to determine precisely whom you are writing to, the ideal choices to Dear Sir or Madam include:adj (+er) (= loved) → lieb, teuer (liter); I keep him/it dear → er/es ist mir lieb und teuer; she's a dear Close friend of mine → sie ist eine sehr gute Freundin von mir; it is dear to my coronary heart →