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Meaning of dear Lord | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR B2

Definitions

Expressing strong emotion, such as teariness or frustration.

Equivalents

Tiếng Việt chao ôi than ôi

Examples

“Oh, dear Lord, how I do miss your po' sister! I never hed to ask her to git anything; she done it without askin'. She wor too good to live, she wor!”
“We thought he must have been delayed... we thought... dear Lord, he can't be dead.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dear me deary me deh dei demmy demnition

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