verb

love

LUHV

verb

To feel deep affection or care for someone or something.

"She loves her family more than anything."

"He loves his grandchildren more than anything in the world."

To like something very much.

"I love this song."

"I love how this city looks at night."

noun

A strong feeling of deep affection.

"Their love lasted fifty years."

"It was love at first sight."

(tennis) A score of zero.

"The game stood at forty-love."

"She won the first set six-love."

How to Use Love

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA strong feeling of deep affection or enthusiasm for someone or something.

Word Forms

loved past tense, love plural, loved plural, Loves plural, loves singular, love singular, loved singular, lovest singular, loveth singular, lovedst singular

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Etymology

From Old English lufu, from a very old root shared across most European languages.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

hate despise fear

Related Words

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Rhymes for love

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