Meaning

2 senses
  1. (euphemistic)To engage in sexual intercourse.

    I caught them making love on my couch.

    Liebe machen

    занима́ться любо́вьюzanimátʹsja ljubóvʹju, заня́ться любо́вьюzanjátʹsja ljubóvʹju

    коха́тисяkoxátysja, займа́тися любо́в'юzajmátysja ljubóvʺju

    have sexual intercourse with

  2. (archaic)To make amorous approaches (to); to woo, romance, court.

Examples

136 sentences
  1. You can't make someone love you.

    Неможливо примусити себе любити.

    deLiebe kann man nicht erzwingen.

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  2. I can't make Tom love me.

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  3. You can't make me love you.

    ruТы не можешь заставить меня тебя любить.

    deDu kannst mich nicht dazu bringen, dich zu lieben.

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  4. I can't make you love me.

    Я не можу тебе примусити себе кохати.

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  5. It's painful making love.

    Боляче кохатися.

    deLiebe machen tut weh.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate:
Русский
By meaning 1
to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to engage in sexual intercourse — see also copulate:

Origin

Calque of Old Occitan far amor, Middle French faire l'amour.

Calque of Old Occitan far amor, Middle French faire l'amour.

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Forms

makes love, making love, made love, made love
Base formmake love · to make love
3rd person singularmakes love
Present participlemaking love
Past simplemade love
Past participlemade love

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake love
he, she, itmakes love

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade love

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made love
he, she, ithas made love

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make love

Synonyms

132 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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