愛 — meaning in English
ài
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English meaning
Senses
愛 is used for these senses in English:
- agape (uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.
- love (countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
- love (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
- love (transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
agape — full definition
- adjective With the mouth wide open, usually because of surprise, shock or wonder.
- noun Selfless, unconditional love, especially the love of God for humanity and the love Christians are called to show one another.
love — full definition
- verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
- verb To like something very much.
- noun A strong feeling of deep affection.
- noun (tennis) A score of zero.