Meaning

3 senses

  1. (intransitive, obsolete)To please.

  2. (obsolete, stative, transitive)To be pleased with; like.

  3. (obsolete, stative, transitive)To love.

Origin

From Middle English beloven, biluven (“to love greatly, please”), equivalent to be- + love

From Middle English beloven, biluven (“to love greatly, please”), equivalent to be- + love. Compare Dutch believen (“to please, gratify”), German belieben (“to like, wish, please”). More at love.

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Forms

beloves, beloving, beloved, beloved
Base formbelove · to belove
3rd person singularbeloves
Present participlebeloving
Past simplebeloved
Past participlebeloved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybelove
he, she, itbeloves

Past simpleLesson

all personsbeloved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave beloved
he, she, ithas beloved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill belove

Word family

1 related words
RelatedbelovedB1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bellyachebelongA2belongingbelovedB1belowA1
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