Meaning: I continued to love and care for the toy for a long time.
Choice of Words:Treasured means to value or cherish something highly. Always means at all times or forever.
Alternative Expressions
It was precious to me forever.
Meaning: This means that the speaker thought something was very special and wanted to keep it for as long as they lived. It's like saying, My grandmother's locket is precious to me and I will never let it go.
Choice of Words:Precious means very valuable or special. Forever means for an infinite amount of time or without end. When you put them together, "It was precious to me forever" means that the speaker considered something to be very valuable and wanted to keep it forever.
I held it dear to my heart eternally.
Meaning: This means that the speaker loved something very much and wanted to keep it close to them always. It's like saying, I hold my family dear to my heart and I will always love them.
Choice of Words:Held means to keep or possess something. Dear means precious or loved. Eternally means forever or for an infinite amount of time. When you put them together, "I held it dear to my heart eternally" means that the speaker kept something very precious to them and wanted to have it forever.