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love · love noun [uncountable] a feeling of liking someone very much and caring a lot about them – used about people in your family, or someone you feel sexually ... love Wordfamily (noun) loveloverloveliness.lovey (adjective) lovable≠unlovablelovelesslovelylovingunloved (verb) love (adverb) lovinglyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishlovelove1/lʌv/●●●S1W1verb    1romanticattraction[transitivenotinprogressive]LOVEtohaveastrongfeelingofaffectionforsomeone,combinedwithsexualattraction  Iloveyou,Tracy.  Hewastheonlymanshehadeverloved.2careabout[transitivenotinprogressive]LOVEtocareverymuchaboutsomeone,especiallyamemberofyourfamilyoraclosefriend  Ilovemygrandadsomuch.  I’vealwayslovedchildren.much-loved/well-loved  In1941,hermuch-lovedsisterwaskilledinanaccident.  Manypeoplefeelguiltyafterthedeathofalovedone.3like/enjoy[transitive]ENJOY/LIKEDOINGsomethingtolikesomethingverymuchorenjoydoingsomethingverymuch  Ilovecarrots.  Jeffloveshiswork.  Ilovethewayshesingsthatsong.  AmyhadalwayslovedNewYork.lovedoingsomething  Ilovegoingouttorestaurants.lovetodosomething  Wealllovetotalkaboutourselves.I’dloveto(dosomething)spoken(=usedtosaythatyouwouldreallyliketodosomething)  ‘Wouldyouliketocomeswimmingwithus?’‘I’dloveto.’  I’dhavelovedtohavestayedtilltheend.  I’dlovetoknowjustwhytheydidthat.►seethesaurusatlike 4loyalty[transitivenotinprogressive]LIKEsomebodyORsomethingtohaveastrongfeelingofloyaltytoyourcountry,aninstitutionetc  Dad’salwayslovedthenavy.5→Iloveit!6→somebody’sgoingtolovesomething→loverGrammarPatternswithlove•Youlovesomeoneorsomething:Ilovemychildren.Shelovesjazz.•Youlovedoingsomething:Sheloveslisteningtojazz.•Youlovetodosomething:Shelovestolistentojazzinhersparetime.✗Don’tsay:Sheloveslistentojazz.•Lovedoingsomethingandlovetodosomethingbothmeanthesamething.Youuselovetodoespeciallywhensayingthatsomeonedoessomethingregularlyoroften.Usingtheprogressive•Theusualruleisthatloveisnotusedintheprogressive.✗Don’tsay:Iamlovingmychildren.|Sheislovingjazz.•InspokenEnglish,peoplesometimessayI’mlovingsomethingtheyhavejustseenorheard:I’mlovinghisnewshow(=Ilikeitalot).THESAURUSlovetolikesomeoneverymuchandcarealotaboutthem–usedespeciallyaboutpeopleinyourfamilyorsomeonewhoyouaresexuallyattractedtoIlovemywifeandchildrenverymuch.Haveyoueversaid‘Iloveyou’andnotreallymeantit?adoretoloveandadmiresomeoneverymuchWhenshewasachildsheadoredherfather.beinlove(withsomebody)tofeelthatyoulovesomeoneandwanttohavearomanticrelationshipwiththemWewerebothyoungandverymuchinlove.Karenwasinlovewithamanwhowasmucholderthanher.beinfatuatedwithsomebodytolovesomeonealotandkeepthinkingaboutthem,inawaythatseemssillybecauseyoudonotknowthemverywellHebecameinfatuatedwithawomanhemetataconference.haveacrushonsomebodytoloveandbesexuallyattractedtosomeoneyouarenothavingarelationshipwith,usuallysomeoneolderJanehadacrushontheGermanteacher.becrazyaboutsomebodyinformaltolovesomeoneverymuch–usedforemphasisShe’scrazyaboutyou.bedevotedtosomebodytolovesomeoneverymuchandgivethemalotofattentionHewasdevotedtohiswifeandhischildren.doteonsomebodywrittentolovesomeoneverymuch,especiallyamuchyoungerfamilymember,andbehaveverykindlytothemHedotesonhisgrandchildren. →SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpuslove•amuch-lovedauthor•Tomwastheonlymanshehadeverloved.•Youneedn'tloveboxing-orevencareforit-toappreciateToole'shighlyaccomplisheddebut.•Westillloveeachotherverymuch.•Andevencraziertohavetoldhimthatshelovedhim.•Helovedhisstepdaughterasifshewerehisownchild.•Itisaheady,exhilaratingfeeling,andIloveit.•Cassieworksinthetheatre,andshereallylovesit.•Ireallybelievedthatmyparentsdidn'tloveme.•Benlovesswimming,playingtennis,thosekindsofthing.•It'sincrediblehowmuchshelovesthosetwokids.•Ilovetohearapplausebetweenmovements.•Shelovedtositintheparkandfeedtheducks.•Becausehejustlovestowrite.•Iloveyou,Betty.•Iloveyousomuchnow,ithurts!•Justrelaxandletmeloveyou.•Hestrokedherhairandmurmured,"Iloveyou." lovedone•Howwouldanybodyfeelaboutthedeathofalovedone?•About30yearsafterthedebutoftheoriginal,thespieswholovedoneanotheraremarried.•Volunteersinthesittingservicehavehelpedfamiliesleadrelativelynormalliveswhilecaringfortheirlovedoneathome.•Andsomewouldn'tdreamofhelpingout,howeverdisgustingtheirlovedones'dishes.•Bewareofcarryingasubtleploytoofartodayoroflettingalovedonegetawaywithplayingemotionalgames.•Thedeathorincapacitatingillnessofalovedoneisalwayshardtotake.•Aswehavediscussed,thesurvivorsneedtofeelinvolvedintheirlovedone'sdyingprocessasmuchaspossible.lovedoingsomething•Katielovesplayingtennis.Relatedtopics:Tennislovelove2●●●S1W1noun    1forfamily/friends[uncountable]LOVEastrongfeelingofcaringaboutsomeone,especiallyamemberofyourfamilyoraclosefriendOPPhate,hatred  Whatthesekidsneedisloveandsupport.lovefor  amother’sloveforherchild2romantic[uncountable]LOVEastrongfeelingoflikingsomeonealotcombinedwithsexualattractionlovefor  Theirloveforeachothergrewdeepereveryday.  Taraismadlyinlovewithyou. 3personyoulove[countable]LOVEsomeonethatyoufeelastrongromanticandsexualattractionto  Hewasherfirstlove.theloveofyourlife(=thepersonthatyoufeelorfeltthemostlovefor)4pleasure/enjoymenta)[singular,uncountable]ENJOY/LIKEDOINGsomethingastrongfeelingofpleasureandenjoymentthatsomethinggivesyouloveof/for  myloveofnature  Hehadagreatloveofmusic.  IfellinlovewithAmsterdamtheveryfirsttimeIvisitedthecity.b)[countable]ENJOY/LIKEDOINGsomethingsomethingthatgivesyoualotofpleasureandenjoyment  Sailingwashergreatlove.5→makelove(to/withsomebody)6→send/giveyourlove(tosomebody),7→love(fromsomebody)/lotsoflove/allmylove8→(my)love9→bealoveand.../...there’salove10→thereisnolovelostbetweensomebodyandsomebody11tennis[uncountable]DSTanexpressionmeaning‘nopoints’,usedinthegameoftennis 12→notforloveor/normoney13→lovetriangle14→fortheloveofGod→alabourofloveCOLLOCATIONS–Meaning2:astrongfeelingoflikingsomeonealotcombinedwithsexualattractionverbsbeinloveAreyouinlovewithher?fallinlove(=startbeinginlove)IfellinlovewithhertheminuteIsawher.findlove(=meetsomeonetolove)IneverthoughtIwouldfindlove.returnsomebody’slove(=lovesomeonewholovesyou)EstelladoesnotreturnPip’slove.phrasesloveatfirstsight(=whenyoulovesomeoneassoonasyoumeetthem)ForMarionandRonitwasloveatfirstsight.verymuchinloveTheywereobviouslyverymuchinlove.madly/deeplyinlove(=verymuchinlove)ImarriedDanbecauseIwasmadlyinlove.headoverheelsinlove(=verymuchinlove)Thetwoofthemfellheadoverheelsinlove.loveisblind(=usedtosaythatpeopledonotnoticethefaultsofthepersontheylove)Loveisblind,Iguess.Howelsecouldhestandtobewithher?adjectivestruelove(=reallove)Shefeltthatshehadfinallyfoundtruelove.realloveYoucouldseerealloveintheireyes.romanticloveRomanticlovewasnotalwaysthereasonformarriage.sexualloveVenuswastheRomangoddessofsexuallove.unrequitedlove(=loveforsomeonewhodoesnotloveyou)Shehadasecret,unrequitedloveforHarrison.undyinglove(=lovethatdoesnotstop)SheandIsworeundyinglove.passionateloveHewroteabouthispassionateloveforher.love+NOUNalovesong/storyatragiclovestoryaloveletterShefoundaloveletterfromanotherwomaninhiswallet. THESAURUSlovenoun[uncountable]afeelingoflikingsomeoneverymuchandcaringalotaboutthem–usedaboutpeopleinyourfamily,orsomeoneyoufeelsexuallyattractedtoAllchildrenneedlove,attention,andencouragement.Wedon’tneedwordstoexpressourloveforeachother.affectionnoun[uncountable]agentlefeelingoflovewhichmakesyouwanttobekindtosomeoneandshowthemthatyoulovethem–usedespeciallyaboutfriendsandmembersofyourfamilyMymothernevershowedususanyaffection.AlisonandIhadbeenatschooltogether,andIfeltgreataffectionforher.devotionnoun[uncountable]verystrongloveforsomeoneinwhichyouwanttogivethemalotofattentionandlookafterthem–usedespeciallyaboutstrongfeelingsofloveforyourwife,husband,childrenetcHisrecoveryislargelyduetothedevotionofhiswifeandfamilypassionnoun[uncountable]astrongandexcitingfeelingofloveforsomeoneyouareextremelysexuallyattractedtoHelovedherstill,withjustthesamepassionashealwayshad.Therewasnopassionintheirrelationship.infatuationnoun[countable,uncountable]astrongfeelingofloveforsomeone,inwhichyoucannotstopthinkingaboutthem,andwhichseemssillybecauseyoudonotknowthemverywellShehopedthathisridiculousinfatuationwouldsoonwearoff.HisinfatuationwithDianeseemedtobegrowing.achildhoodinfatuationromancenoun[uncountable]thefeelingoflovingsomeoneandthenicethingsyoudotoshowthis–usedaboutsomeoneyouaresexuallyattractedtoTheromancehadgoneoutoftheirrelationship.IntheUK,oneintenpeoplehavefoundromanceovertheInternet.crushnoun[countable]averystrongfeelingofloveandsexualattractionforsomeonesuchasateacherorafamousperson,especiallywhenthereisnochanceofyouhavingarelationshipwiththatpersonbecauseyouaremuchyoungerthanthemShehadateenagecrushononeofherteachers.IhadabigcrushonTomCruisewhenIwasgrowingup.aschoolgirlcrush ExamplesfromtheCorpuslove•Iusedtoreadbooksaboutlove.•Theauthoritative,dedicated,andbenignconductorwasWilliamsLlewellyn,whoseknowledgeandloveforthescorewasobvious.•Onlyhistearsspokeofbrotherlylove.•Jackwasherfirstlove.•ShewasneverabletoexpressherloveforHenry.•Andthoughtheyregularlyclashed,theywereundoubtedlyinlove.•Allchildrenneedlove,attention,andencouragement.•Finally,itneverhurtstowearourownloveofreadingonoursleeve.•Shenourishesasecret,unrequitedloveforHarry.lovefor•amother'sloveforherchildfirstlove•Welovebecausehefirstlovedus.•Rolandheardhervoiceagain,rememberedallthathadhappened,andfellforhisfirstlove.•Brownwrotehisnovelsandfadedbackintohisfirstlovelikeamanwhoseegoneededfreshairandnothingmore.•ImusthavebeenaboutfifteenwhenIreceivedmyfirstloveletter.•Theseawasmyfirstlove,butnowthehillshaveanequalclaimtomyaffection.•ElizabethTaylorwasmyfirstlove.•Ah,theinnocenceoffirstlove.•Thesweet,tinklingsoundofamusicboxcanstirrecollectionsofeverythingfromchildhoodtofirstlove.loveof/for•Jerrodhasaloveforthegameofchess.•AloveofflyingStatisticsaside,SteveButleradmitsthathisjobsometimesscareshim.•Wasn'tsheusedbynowtodisguisingherloveforhim?•Despitehisloveofdistraction,Mintoninhiscareerasyetshowednolossofimpetus.•VanLeerinheritedsomeofhisfather'sacumenbutnoneofhismoneyandcertainlynoneofhisloveformoney.•Allplayeddirectlytohisloveofthetheatrical.•Hadalreadyadmittedtoherselftheextentofherownloveforhim.•Ontheotherhandtheyaretellinguswearenotplayingforthemoneybuttheloveofthesport.•It'spossiblethathe'stryingtotestyourloveforhim.Originlove2OldEnglishlufu Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Moreresults Iloveit! somebody’sgoingtolovesomething love-in loverat freelove lovebite lovechild Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Pottery&ceramics Trade Drugs,medicines Utensils Seealltopics Wordoftheday typhoon averyviolenttropicalstorm VerbtablelovePresentI,you,we,theylovehe,she,itloves >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theylovedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavelovedhe,she,ithaslovedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadlovedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillloveFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveloved >ViewLess