любить — meaning in English
lyubit
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English meaning
- affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
- fond adj Having a liking or affection for someone or something.
- like verb To enjoy something or find it agreeable; to be favorably disposed toward someone or something.
- loathe verb To hate or feel intense disgust toward someone or something.
- love verb To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.
- loving noun The act of feeling or showing love.
Senses
любить is used for these senses in English:
- affect (transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
- fond (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
- like (obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
- loathe (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
- love (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
- love (transitive) To need, thrive on.
- love (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with (perhaps from make love).
affect — full definition
- verb To influence or make a difference to something.
- verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.
fond — full definition
- adj Having a liking or affection for someone or something.
- adj Doting or indulgent, especially toward someone loved.
- verb To feel a tender or foolish affection for someone (dated).