Could You Be a Dear?

mean? It means to be sweet or useful. It's usually used at the beginning of a request. "Would you be a dear and give me my cup?" It's not a frequently used phrase though.

Would you be dear to me meaning?

If someone or something is dear to you, it means you hold them or it very close to your heart, as in "My country is very dear to me" or "She is a dear friend." As a written form of address — such as "Dear Mr. So-and-so" — dear is generally a polite but impersonal standard greeting.

What does the term my dear mean?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English my dear/darling/love etcused when talking or writing to someone that you love or like a lot Happy Birthday, my love.