Used in a Sentence

cher

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cher.

Editorial note

Or mon cher ami vs ma chère chemise (my dear friend vs my expensive shirt).

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A short form of the female given name Cherilyn, popularized as a given name by the singer Cher.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cher gathered in one view.

noun

A short form of the female given name Cherilyn, popularized as a given name by the singer Cher.

noun

A department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Capital: Bourges.

noun

A left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cher.

noun

A short form of the female given name Cherilyn, popularized as a given name by the singer Cher.

noun

A department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Capital: Bourges.

noun

A left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire.

noun

Alternative spelling of 'cher. [(Manglish, Singlish) A teacher (a person who teaches in a school).]

Example sentences

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Or mon cher ami vs ma chère chemise (my dear friend vs my expensive shirt).

2

I support the use of the Oxford comma because I love my parents, Cher and the Pope.

3

Or as kiwi youth would nominally mumble: 'wicked cher bro'.

4

Sometimes CGI is actually part of the art and you are supposed to notice it, and it is still good (think how Cher use Autotune in Do You Believe ).

5

It sounds obvious when the settings are turned up really high and it's used as a pronounced, deliberately artificial effect, as in T-Pain and Kanye West and that one Cher song.

6

> I love it when it's sunny Sonny girl you could be my Cher That's beautiful.

7

To me it seems like the variety and quality of music offered to the consumer has increased leading to more people seeing Joe Blow's act instead of going to Cher or Britney Spears.

Quote examples

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I think Cher legally changed her name to only "Cher." I suspect if you google her, you can find her.

2

Cher Ami ("dear friend")[1] saved the lives of thousands during The Great War and was highly respected by both American and French soldiers.

3

They would use Cisco and other enterprisey stuff if it were better but it is a case of "il y a moins bien mais c'est plus cher" as the French Linux motto goes...

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Received a similar message from eBay (french): "Cher membre eBay, Afin que les utilisateurs d'eBay continuent de bénéficier d'une expérience fiable et sécurisée sur notre site, nous demandons à tous nos membres de modifier leur mot de passe.

Proper noun examples

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Began conversations with Cher's former multi-platinum producer to collaborate on my first album of original music.

2

I look at it as being a bit like Bono, or Cher.

3

Cher Jonahtan, You can call me Julien, I am a girl on the internet for it is more efficient to get answers to technical questions from geeks and it is funnier for trolling.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cher in a sentence?

Or mon cher ami vs ma chère chemise (my dear friend vs my expensive shirt).

What does cher mean?

A short form of the female given name Cherilyn, popularized as a given name by the singer Cher.

What part of speech is cher?

cher is commonly used as noun.