1. Intéresser fort ; avoir beaucoup d'importance sur le plan personnel.
Je tiens à coeur d'exprimer tout cela à Votre Excellence et de recommander de nouveau le comte de Saint-Vallier à son illustre chef.
(Henri Doniol, M. Thiers, le comte de Saint-Vallier)
Un projet qui me tient à coeur.
2. (Figuré) Tirer son origine de, être produit par.
La métaphysique tout entière est attachée à la détermination de l'idée d'infini ; il n'est point de difficulté métaphysique qui ne naisse de l'opposition entre le fini et l'infini; ?.
(Jules Simon, Introduction de: « ?uvres de Descartes », édition Charpentier à Paris, 1845)
3. [noun] The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
4. [noun] The degree of importance given to something.
5. [noun] That which is valued or highly esteemed, as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
6. [noun] The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
7. [noun] (music) The relative duration of a musical note.
8. [noun] (arts) The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
9. [noun] Numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.
10. [noun] Precise meaning; import.
11. [noun] (in the plural) The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
12. [noun] (obsolete) Esteem; regard.
13. [noun] (obsolete) valour; also spelled valew
14. [verb] To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.
15. [verb] To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.
16. [verb] To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
17. [verb] To hold dear.
18. [noun] A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; 'the value assigned was 16 milliseconds'.
19. [noun] The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; 'the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world'.
20. [noun] The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; 'he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices'.
21. [noun] Relative darkness or lightness of a color; 'I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light'-Joe Hing Lowe.
22. [noun] An ideal accepted by some individual or group; 'he has old-fashioned values'.
23. [verb] Fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; 'value the jewelry and art work in the estate'.
24. [verb] Hold dear; 'I prize these old photographs'.
25. [verb] Regard highly; think much of; 'I respect his judgement'; 'We prize his creativity'.
26. [verb] Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; 'I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional'; 'access all the factors when taking a risk'.
27. [verb] Estimate the value of; 'How would you rate his chances to become President?'; 'Gold was rated highly among the Romans'.
