precious in English: Worth a lot of money, or loved very much. (adjective)

Translation

Worth a lot of money, or loved very much.

Word origin

From Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus meaning of great worth, from pretium meaning price.

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Here "precious" means worth a lot of money.

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Here "precious" means loved, not expensive.

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"Precious" can describe time that you do not want to waste.

gold

A shiny yellow metal that is worth a lot of money.

diamond

A very hard clear stone that shines, used in rings and other jewellery.

love

To like someone or something very much, deep in your heart.

expensive

Costing a lot of money.

dear

Loved very much, and also the polite word used before a name at the start of a letter.

valuable

Worth a lot of money, or very useful and important.

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