Dear Sirs

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• Dear Sirs — Dear Sir/Sirs/Madam/ phrase used at the beginning of a very formal letter, for example to a company or to someone you have never met Dear Sirs, I am writing to complain about your telephone helpline. Thesaurus: expressions used in letters and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Dear Sirs — OLD FASHIONED ► used to begin a letter to a company when you do not have someone s name to write to directly Main Entry: ↑Sir …   Financial and business terms

• dear — dear1 [ dır ] adjective *** ▸ 1 at beginning of letter ▸ 2 loved/liked very much ▸ 3 expensive ▸ 4 used for speaking to someone ▸ 5 nice ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) Dear used in front of someone s name at the beginning of a letter to them: Dear Diana, I… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dear — I UK [dɪə(r)] / US [dɪr] adjective Word forms dear : adjective dear comparative dearer superlative dearest *** 1) Dear used in front of someone s name at the beginning of a letter to them Dear Diana, I hope you re feeling better now. 2) loved or… …   English dictionary

• dear — I. /dɪə / (say dear) adjective 1. beloved or loved: a dear friend of mine. 2. (in the salutation of a letter) highly esteemed: Dear Sirs. 3. precious in one s regard: dear to his heart. 4. high priced; expensive. 5. charging high prices. 6. high; …  

• Letter writing — When you are writing a letter, the language you use and the layout of the letter will depend on how formal the letter is. ◊ formal letters If you are writing a formal letter, such as a business letter or an application for a job, you use formal… …   Useful english dictionary

• letter writing — When you are writing a letter, the language you use and the layout of the letter will depend on how formal the letter is. ◊ formal letters If you are writing a formal letter, such as a business letter or an application for a job, you use formal… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sir — UK US /sɜːr/ noun [S] FORMAL ► a formal and polite way of speaking to a man: »May I help you, Sir? ● Dear Sir Cf. Dear Sir ● Dear Sir or Madam Cf. Dear Sir or Madam ● …   Financial and business terms

• sir — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦ sirs 1) N VOC (politeness) People sometimes say sir as a very formal and polite way of addressing a man whose name they do not know or a man of superior rank. For example, a shop assistant might address a male customer as sir …   English dictionary

• One, No one and One Hundred Thousand —   Author(s) Luigi Pirandello …   Wikipedia

• letter forms — 1. Many of the more formal formulas for writing letters that were noted by Fowler (Your obedient servant, Yours respectfully, etc.) have disappeared even from business letters and the letter pages of the more traditional newspapers. So too has… …   Modern English usage