love up
To demonstrate affectionTo demonstrate affection (on somebody).
» I love waking up to the smell of bacon.
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5 senses(informal, intransitive)To demonstrate affection (on somebody).
(informal, transitive)To demonstrate affection for; treat in a loving way.
(informal, transitive)To accept; to love wholeheartedly.
(informal, transitive)To make love to.
(intransitive, slang)To be intoxicated on MDMA.
Examples
16 sentencesI love waking up to the smell of bacon.
I love waking up to the smell of coffee.
I love to get up early in the morning.
Tom loves getting tied up.
Yuri loved making up new world.
Forms
loves up, loving up, loved up, loved upPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.