love
/lʌv/ verb A1- To have a strong affection for (someone or something). · I love my spouse. I love you! I love that song!
- To need, thrive on. · Mold loves moist, dark places.
- To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like. · I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair
- To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
- To derive delight from a fact or situation. · I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.
- Synonym of heart (verb). · She loved my photos of the kids playing with the dogs.
- To have sex with (perhaps from make love). · I wish I could love her all night long.
Plural love · He/she/it loves · Past loved · Past participle loved · -ing form loving
Verb forms
- Base form
- love
- He/she/it
- loves
- Past
- loved
- Past participle
- loved
- -ing form
- loving
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“There was one of the Munchkin girls who was so beautiful that I soon grew to love her with all my heart.
“But I am a good witch, and the people love me.
“Never mind, Renée,” replied the marquise, with a look of tenderness that seemed out of keeping with her harsh dry features; but, however all other feelings may be withered in a woman’s nature, there is always one bright smiling spot in the desert of her heart, and that is the shrine of maternal love.
“I love to see you thus.
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