love
24 ENTRIES FOUND:
- love (noun)
- love (verb)
- love–hate (adjective)
- love affair (noun)
- love child (noun)
- love handles (noun)
- love life (noun)
- love nest (noun)
- love seat (noun)
- free love (noun)
- puppy love (noun)
- tough love (noun)
- tug–of–love (noun)
- all (pronoun)
- blind (adjective)
- fair (adjective)
- fall (verb)
- first (adjective)
- god (noun)
- leave (verb)
- lost (adjective)
- make (verb)
- money (noun)
- war (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of LOVE
1
[noncount]
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a feeling of strong or constant affection for a person
— often + for
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motherly/maternal love
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fatherly/paternal love
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brotherly/sisterly love
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Children need unconditional love from their parents.
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No one could doubt her love for her family.
2
[noncount]
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attraction that includes sexual desire
:
the strong affection felt by people who have a romantic relationship
— often used before another noun
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see also free love, puppy love
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a declaration of love
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He was just a lonely man looking for love.
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romantic love
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unrequited love
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After all these years, they're still very much in love (with each other). [=they still love each other]
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a love poem/song/letter
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a love potion
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a love scene/story
◊ When people begin to feel romantic love for each other, they fall in love.
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They fell (madly/passionately) in love (with each other).
◊ This phrase is also used figuratively.
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She fell in love with sailing the first time she tried it.
◊ People are sometimes said to fall out of love when they stop loving each other.
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It was sad to see how they gradually fell out of love (with each other) after they married.
◊ If people fall in love with each other when they first meet, it is called love at first sight. This phrase is also used figuratively.
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When he saw the house, it was love at first sight. [=he loved the house as soon as he saw it]
3
[count]
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a person you love in a romantic way
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a lost love
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You never forget your first love. [=the first person you loved in a romantic way]
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He was her one true love. = He was the love of her life.
4
[singular]
chiefly British
b
— used to address someone in a loving or friendly way
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As long as you're up, (my) love, would you mind getting me a drink?
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“How do I get to Trafalgar Square?” “Take the Number 24 bus, love.”
5
[noncount]
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an expression of love and affection
— used to express affection at the end of a written message
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When you see them again, please give them my love.
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Mike and Meg send their love, too.
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The gift had a note saying “With love from Meg & Mike.”
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Thanks for everything. Hope to see you soon. Love, Mike
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Be well, my darling, till we meet again! Love and kisses, Meg
6
a
[singular]
:
a feeling of great interest, affection, or enthusiasm for something
— often + for or of
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We all knew about his love for baseball.
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She has a love of history.
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a love of good food
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“Do you sell your paintings?” “Oh no: I paint just for the love of it.”
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She's in love with the idea of becoming an actress.
b
[count]
:
something about which a person feels great interest or enthusiasm
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Baseball was his first love.
7
[singular]
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a score of zero in tennis
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The score was 40–love.
all's fair in love and war
for love or money
informal or chiefly British for love nor money
— used to give added force to a negative statement
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We couldn't get him to go along for love or money. [=we failed completely in our attempt to get him to go along]
for the love of God
informal also for the love of Mike/Pete
— used to give added force to an angry statement
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For the love of God, quiet down! I'm trying to get some sleep here!
labor of love
love is blind
— used to say that people do not see the faults of the people that they love
make love
:
to have sex with someone
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It was the first time they made love (to/with each other).
no love lost
◊ When there is no love lost or very little love lost between people, they dislike each other.
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They were polite with each other, but it was clear that there was no love lost between them.
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an unhappy loveless marriage
2
love
/ˈlʌv/
verb
loves;
loved;
loving
2
love
/ˈlʌv/
verb
loves;
loved;
loving
Britannica Dictionary definition of LOVE
1
:
to feel great affection for (someone)
:
to feel love for (someone)
[+ object]
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She obviously loves her family very much.
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To know him is to love him. [=the people who know him feel great affection for him]
[no object]
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You have to love in order to be loved.
2
[+ object]
:
to feel sexual or romantic love for (someone)
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He swore that he loved her madly.
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He loves her, but she doesn't love him back. [=she doesn't return his love]
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She said she could never marry a man she didn't love.
3
[+ object]
a
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to like or desire (something) very much
:
to take great pleasure in (something)
— often followed by to + verb
— often + -ing verb
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He loves good food.
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a much-loved old song
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I would love it if you came with us. = I would love you to come with us. = (US) I would love for you to come with us. [=I would be very happy if you came with us]
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I would love to have you come with us.
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She loved to play the violin.
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“Would you like to join us?” “Yes, I'd love to (join you).”
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She loved playing the violin.
b
informal
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to be very amused by (something)
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I just love it [=I find it very amusing] when politicians say that they don't care about polls. = I just love how politicians say that they don't care about polls.
4
[+ object]
:
to do very well in (certain specified conditions)
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This plant loves dry soil.
I must love you and leave you
British, informal
— used to say that you have to leave
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I don't want to miss the last train, so I'm afraid I must love you and leave you.
loved one
◊ Your loved ones are the people you love, especially members of your family.
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Many of her friends and loved ones visited her in the hospital.
