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恋人 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beloved adjective Dearly loved.
  • flame noun The visible, glowing part of a fire.
  • love verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
  • lover noun A person in a romantic or sexual relationship with someone.
  • partner noun A spouse or other person with whom someone shares a romantic or domestic relationship.
  • significant other noun The person someone is in a long-term romantic relationship with, named this way when the speaker does not want to specify whether they are a husband, wife, partner, girlfriend or boyfriend.

Senses

恋人 is used for these senses in English:

  • beloved Someone who is loved; something that is loved.
  • flame A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
  • love (countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
  • lover One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
  • partner A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
  • significant other One's exclusive romantic partner.

beloved — full definition

  1. adjective Dearly loved.
  2. noun A person who is dearly loved.

flame — full definition

  1. noun The visible, glowing part of a fire.
  2. noun A short-lived but intense romantic relationship, or the person in it.
  3. verb To post an angry, insulting message online, or to burn with visible flames.

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