A:Important, Valuable, or Cute Precious metals = Valuable metals Precious cargo = Important cargo A precious photo = A cute photo A:Something that you find valuable and hard to replace for example diamonds and gold are considered preciousA:precious means that something is dear to you or maybe you're dear to someone A:Sentences with 'precious':
1: That photo album is very precious to me. 2: You're wasting my precious time! 3: Friendship is the most precious thing of all. 4: Nothing is more precious to a mother than her children.
Hope these helped! A:The kitten and the puppy playing together was just precious. My grandmothers ring is very precious to me. A:Precious can refer to little kids: Your kids are so cute... they are precious!
or refer to metals: Gold and silver are called precious metals (i don't know why...)
or to something you cherish, emotionally: My grandmother's bracelet isn't worth much but it's precious to me!
Expensive ALWAYS means it costs alot of money: good quality carpets are EXPENSIVE, but they will last a long time. Where did you get that purse - it looks expensive! $$$ A:precious means something important to you. like a blanket your mother knitted would be precious to you.
valuable means it costs a lot. like your gold necklace costed a lot of money so it is very valuable. A:Precious - has a lot of emotional or monetary value.
Dear - has emotional value
Expensive - costs a lot A:Here is the difference. Prize, as an adjective, is something you are very proud of.
The farmer grinned ear to ear, as he posed next to his prize bull.
A baseball signed by Barry Bonds was one of my brother's prize possessions.
Precious describes things that are very important to you, that you love. It describes an emotional connection.
I can't believe he wouldn't let me borrow his precious Ferrari! (sarcastic tone)
You're very precious to me. (Said to your spouse, for example)