Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
have a strong affection for:
(euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love:
Русский
By meaning 2
have a strong affection for:
(euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
have a strong affection for:
to lust for:
care about; will good for:
(euphemistic): to have sex with — see also make love:

Examples

16153 sentences

  1. I love you more than her.

    Я кохаю тебе більше, ніж її. — uaspeaker

    ruЯ люблю тебя больше, чем её. — Hellerick

    deIch liebe dich mehr als sie. — Vortarulo

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  2. I love going to the movies.

    Я люблю ходити в кіно. — uaspeaker

    deIch gehe gerne ins Kino. — Esperantostern

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  3. Tom loved his family very much.

    Том дуже любив свою родину. — deniko

    ruТом очень любил свою семью. — marafon

    deTom liebte seine Familie sehr. — bonny37

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Meaning

7 senses

  1. (intransitive, sometimes, stative, transitive, usually)To have a strong affection for (someone or something).

    I love my spouse. I love you! I love that song!

    lieben, lieb haben, gern haben

    люби́тьljubítʹ

    люби́тиljubýty, коха́тиkoxáty

  2. (transitive)To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

    I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair

    lieben

    люби́тьljubítʹ

  3. (transitive)To need, thrive on.

    Mold loves moist, dark places.

    lechzen, gieren, schmachten

    люби́тьljubítʹ

More meanings 4

  1. (intransitive, sometimes, transitive, usually)To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).

    lieben, ehren

    люби́тьljubítʹ

  2. (ironic, sometimes, transitive)To derive delight from a fact or situation.

    I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.

  3. (Internet)Synonym of heart (verb).

    She loved my photos of the kids playing with the dogs.

  4. (euphemistic, transitive)To have sex with (perhaps from make love).

    I wish I could love her all night long.

    mit ... schlafen, lieben, Liebe machen

    занима́ться любо́вьюzanimátʹsja ljubóvʹju, спатьsleep

    коха́тисяkoxátysja, займа́тися любо́в'юzajmátysja ljubóvʺju

More definitions
  • have a great affection or liking for
  • get pleasure from
  • be enamored or in love with
  • have sexual intercourse with

Origin

The verb sense is from Middle English loven, luvien, from Old English lufian (“to love”),

The verb sense is from Middle English loven, luvien, from Old English lufian (“to love”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubōn (“to love”), derived from the noun.

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Forms

loves, loving, loved, loved

regular · Lesson

Base formlove · to love
3rd person singularloves
Present participleloving
Past simpleloved
Past participleloved

Tenses

love · loved · will love · have loved

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylove
he, she, itloves

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill love

Past simpleLesson

all personsloved

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

25 synonyms
To have a strong affection for:adoreB2
Synonym of heart:heartA1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
hateA2despiseB2fearB2

Word family

200 related words
RelatedcharityB1revereC1lovablelover
DerivedlovelyA1all-lovingantilovebeloveboyloveboys' loveboy's lovebrotherly lovecalf lovecat's lovechildlovecourtly lovecupboard lovecyberlovefirst loveforelovefree lovegirllovegirls' lovein loveinstalovelack-lovelad's loveladylove

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in love with
  • fell in love
  • is in love
  • love each other
  • really love
  • still in love
  • used to love
  • going to love
  • love the way
  • always love
  • still love
  • love to go

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
louselousyB2lovablelovelyA1loverA2

Dictionary 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.

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