Love - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |lʌv|  American pronunciation of the word love
Brit.  |lʌv|  British pronunciation of the word love

noun

- a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
his love for his work
children need a lot of love
- any object of warm affection or devotion (syn: passion)
the theater was her first love
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment (syn: beloved, dear, honey)
- a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
their love left them indifferent to their surroundings
she was his first love
- a score of zero in tennis or squash
it was 40 love
- sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
his lovemaking disgusted her
he hadn't had any love in months
he has a very complicated love life

verb

- have a great affection or liking for
I love French food
She loves her boss and works hard for him
- get pleasure from (syn: enjoy)
I love cooking
- be enamored or in love with
She loves her husband deeply
- have sexual intercourse with (syn: bang, bed, bonk, fuck, hump, jazz, know, make out, screw)

Extra examples

Children need unconditional love from their parents.

He was just a lonely man looking for love.

She obviously loves her family very much.

You have to love in order to be loved.

He swore that he loved her madly.

She said she could never marry a man she didn't love.

She's a new love of mine.

My love's gone forever.

There's no love lost between them.

She loves to play violin.

She loves sunbathing.

He's just the kind of person I love.

I'd love to stay with you.

The violet loves a sunny bank.

We loved each other all night long.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: love
he/she/it: loves
present participle: loving
past tense: loved
past participle: loved
noun
singular: love
plural: loves
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