英语词汇“love”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

love

(lʌv)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense loves, present participle loving, past tense, past participle loved

1. verb

If you love someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you.

Oh, Amy, I love you. [VERB noun]

We love each other. We want to spend our lives together. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: adore, care for, treasure, cherish More Synonyms of love

2. uncountable noun

Love is a very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are romantically orsexually attracted to.

Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together. [+ for]

...a old fashioned love story.

...an album of love songs.

Synonyms: passion, liking, regard, friendship More Synonyms of love

3. verb

You say that you love someone when their happiness is very important to you, so that you behave in a kind and caring way towards them.

You'll never love anyone the way you love your baby. [VERB noun]

4. uncountable noun

Love is the feeling that a person's happiness is very important to you, and the way youshow this feeling in your behaviour towards them.

My love for all my children is unconditional. [+ for]

She's got a great capacity for love.

5. verb

If you love something, you like it very much.

We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes. [VERB noun/verb-ing]

I loved reading. [VERB noun/verb-ing]

...one of these people that loves to be in the outdoors. [VERB to-infinitive]

I love it when I hear you laugh. [V it wh]

Synonyms: enjoy, like, desire, fancy [informal] More Synonyms of love

6. verb

You can say that you love something when you consider that it is important and want to protect or support it.

I love my country as you love yours. [VERB noun]

7. uncountable noun

Love is a strong liking for something, or a belief that it is important.

This is no way to encourage a love of literature.

The French are known for their love of their language. [+ of]

8. countable noun [usually with poss]

Your love is someone or something that you love.

'She is the love of my life,' he said.

Music's one of my great loves.

9. verb

If you would love to have or do something, you very much want to have it or do it.

I would love to play for England again. [VERB to-infinitive]

I would love a hot bath and clean clothes. [VERB noun]

His wife would love him to give up his job. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

10. countable noun

Some people use love as an affectionate way of addressing someone.

[British, informal, feelings]

Well, I'll take your word for it then, love.

Don't cry, my love.

Synonyms: beloved, dear, dearest, sweet More Synonyms of love

11. number

In tennis, love is a score of zero.

He beat the Austrian three sets to love.

12. convention

You can use expressions such as 'love', 'love from', and 'all my love', followed by your name, as an informal way of ending a letter to a friend or relation.

...with love from Grandma and Grandpa.

13. uncountable noun

If you send someone your love, you ask another person, who will soon be speaking or writing to them, to tell them that you are thinking about them with affection.

Please give her my love.

14. See also free love, -loved, loving, peace-loving, tug-of-love

15.

See fall in love

16.

See fall in love

17.

See be in love

18.

See be in love

19.

See no love lost/little love lost

20.

See make love

21.

See for love or money

22.

See love at first sight

23. labour of love

More Synonyms of love

love in British English

(lʌv)

verb

1. (transitive)

to have a great attachment to and affection for

2. (transitive)

to have passionate desire, longing, and feelings for

3. (transitive)

to like or desire (to do something) very much

4. (transitive)

to make love to

5. (intransitive)

to be in love

noun

an intense emotion of affection, warmth, fondness, and regard towards a person or thing

(as modifier)

love song

love story

a deep feeling of sexual attraction and desire

wholehearted liking for or pleasure in something

9. Christianity

God's benevolent attitude towards humankind

humankind's attitude of reverent devotion towards God

10. Also: my love

a beloved person: used esp as an endearment

11. British informal

a term of address, esp but not necessarily for a person regarded as likable

12.

(in tennis, squash, etc) a score of zero

13. fall in love

14. for love

15. for love or money

16. for the love of

17. in love

18. make love

▶ Related adjective: amatory

Word origin

Old English lufu; related to Old High German luba; compare also Latin libēre (originally lubēre) to please

love in American English

(lʌv)

noun

a deep and tender feeling of affection for or attachment or devotion to a person or persons

an expression of one's love or affection

give Mary my love

a feeling of brotherhood and good will toward other people

strong liking for or interest in something

a love of music

the object of such liking

a strong, usually passionate, affection of one person for another, based in parton sexual attraction

the person who is the object of such an affection; sweetheart; lover

sexual passion

sexual intercourse

7. Tennis

a score of zero

8. Theology

God's tender regard and concern for all human beings

devotion to and desire for God as the supreme good, that all human beings have

9. [L-]; Mythology

Cupid, or Eros, as the god of love

b. Rare

Venus

verb transitiveWord forms: loved or ˈloving

10.

to feel love for

11.

to show love for by embracing, fondling, kissing, etc.

12.

to delight in; take pleasure in

to love books

13.

to gain benefit from

a plant that loves shade

verb intransitive

14.

to feel the emotion of love; be in love

Idioms:

fall in love (with)

for love

for the love of

in love

make love

no love lost between

not for love or money

SYNONYMY NOTE: love implies intense fondness or deep devotion and may apply to various relationshipsor objects [sexual love, brotherly love, love of one's work, etc.]; affection suggests warm, tender feelings, usually not as powerful or deep as those impliedby , love [he has no affection for children]; attachment implies connection by ties of affection, attraction, devotion, etc. and may be feltfor inanimate things as well as for people [an attachment to an old hat]; infatuation implies a foolish or unreasoning passion or affection, often a transient one [an elderly man's infatuation for a young girl]

Word origin

ME < OE lufu, akin to OHG luba, Goth lubo < IE base *leubh-, to be fond of, desire > libido, lief, lust; (sense 7) < phr. play for love, i.e., play for nothing

More idioms containing
love

someone would love to be a fly on the wall

cupboard love

a labour of love

all's fair in love and war

for love nor money

no love lost

COBUILD Collocations
love

abiding love

absolutely love

brotherly love

divine love

doomed love

express love

find love

forbidden love

lasting love

lifelong love of

profound love of

real love

sacrificial love

share a love of

tender love

unconditional love

undying love

unrequited love

1 (verb) in the sense of adore

Definition

to have passionate desire for someone

We love each other, and we want to spend our lives together.

Synonyms

adore

She adored her parents and would do anything to please them.

care for

treasure

She treasures her memories of those joyous days.

cherish

He genuinely loved and cherished his children.

prize

These items are greatly prized by collectors.

worship

The musician's fans worship her.

be devoted to

be attached to

be in love with

dote on

hold dear

think the world of

idolize

Naomi idolized her father as she was growing up.

feel affection for

have affection for

adulate

LUV (textmessaging)

Opposites

hate

dislike

scorn

detest

abhor

abominate

2 (verb) in the sense of enjoy

Definition

to like (to do something) very much

We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes.

Synonyms

enjoy

He enjoys playing cricket.

He likes baseball.

desire

fancy (informal)

I just fancied a drink.

appreciate

Anyone can appreciate our music.

relish

He ate quietly, relishing his meal.

delight in

savour

Savour the flavour of each mouthful.

take pleasure in

have a soft spot for

be partial to

I am partial to red wine.

have a weakness for

LUV (textmessaging)

Opposites

hate

dislike

scorn

detest

abhor

abominate

3 (verb) in the sense of cuddle

the loving and talking that marked an earlier stage of the relationship

Synonyms

cuddle

He cuddled their newborn baby.

neck (informal)

They were necking together on the sofa when I came in.

kiss

She kissed me on the cheek.

pet (informal)

They were kissing and petting on the couch.

embrace

Penelope came forward and embraced her sister.

caress

They kissed and caressed one another.

fondle

He took the child from her mother and fondled her.

LUV (textmessaging)

canoodle (slang)

1 (noun) in the sense of passion

Definition

a deep feeling of sexual attraction

Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together.

Synonyms

passion

Romeo's passion for Juliet

liking

She had a liking for good clothes.

regard

friendship

a whole new world of friendship and adventure

affection

She thought of him with affection.

warmth

attachment

I feel a strong attachment to my home town.

intimacy

devotion

I was impressed by his devotion to his family.

tenderness

fondness

a great fondness for children

rapture

adulation

adoration

infatuation

ardour

endearment

His favourite term of endearment was `baby'.

aroha (New Zealand)

amity

LUV (textmessaging)

Opposites

hate

disgust

hostility

dislike

hatred

resentment

loathing

bitterness

scorn

malice

animosity

aversion

antagonism

antipathy

bad blood

abomination

incompatibility

ill will

abhorrence

repugnance

detestation

2 (noun) in the sense of liking

Definition

wholehearted liking for or pleasure in something

a love of literature

Synonyms

liking

taste

She developed a taste for journeys to hazardous regions.

delight in

bent for

weakness for

relish for

enjoyment

She ate with great enjoyment.

devotion to

penchant for

inclination for

zest for

fondness for

soft spot for

partiality to

LUV (textmessaging)

3 (noun) in the sense of beloved

Definition

a beloved person: often used as an endearment

Don't cry, my love.

Synonyms

beloved

He takes his beloved in his arms.

dear

Yes, my dear.

dearest

sweet

`Welcome home, my sweet!' he said.

lover

They became lovers soon after they first met.

angel (informal)

Thank you. You're an angel.

darling

Hello, darling!

honey

loved one

sweetheart

I married my childhood sweetheart, in Liverpool.

truelove

dear one

leman (archaic)

inamorata or inamorato

bae (US, informal)

LUV (textmessaging)

Opposites

enemy

foe

4 (noun) in the sense of sympathy

a manifestation of his love for his fellow men

Synonyms

sympathy

We expressed our sympathy for her loss.

understanding

We would like to thank them for their patience and understanding.

heart

They are ruthless, formidable, without heart.

charity

He had no sense of right and wrong, no charity, no humanity.

pity

He felt a sudden tender pity for her.

humanity

The speech showed great humility and humanity.

warmth

He greeted us both with warmth.

mercy

Neither side showed its prisoners any mercy.

compassion

They preach universal kindness and compassion.

sorrow

kindness

We have been treated with such kindness by everybody.

tenderness

She smiled, politely, rather than with tenderness.

friendliness

condolence

She sent him a letter of condolence.

commiseration

I was moved to tears of pity and deep commiseration.

fellow feeling

There is genuine fellow feeling for the victims.

soft-heartedness

tender-heartedness

aroha (New Zealand)

LUV (textmessaging)

5 (noun) in the sense of greetings

She's fine and sends her love.

Synonyms

greetings

regards

compliments

best wishes

good wishes

kind regards

LUV (textmessaging)

idioms

See fall in love with someone

phrases

See for love

See for love or money

See in love

See make love

related words

related adjective amatory

Quotations

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways [Elizabeth Barrett Browning – Sonnets from the Portuguese]All that matters is love and work [attributed to Sigmund Freud]Money was scarce but new love has no need of money. Somewhere to go, to be together is all and we were lucky. We had that. Hell is love with no place to go [Dilys Rose – All the Little Loved Ones]To be overtopped in anything else I can bear: but in the tests of generous love I defy all mankind [Robert Burns – letter to Clarinda]Love's pleasure lasts but a moment; love's sorrow lasts all through life [Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian – Celestine]What love is, if thou wouldst be taught,
Thy heart must teach alone -
Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one [Friedrich Halm – Der Sohn der Wildnis]Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it [Jerome K. Jerome – The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow]Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in life [Douglas Jerrold – Wit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold]No, there's nothing half so sweet in life
As love's young dream [Thomas Moore – Love's Young Dream]And all for love, and nothing for reward [Edmund Spenser – The Faerie Queene]'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all [Alfred, Lord Tennyson – In Memoriam A.H.H.]Love means never having to say you're sorry [Erich Segal – Love Story]In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove;
In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love [Alfred, Lord Tennyson – Locksley Hall]Love conquers all things; let us too give in to love [Virgil – Eclogue]Love and do what you will [Saint Augustine of Hippo – In Epistolam Joannis ad Parthos]Those have most power to hurt us that we love [Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher – The Maid's Tragedy]My love's a noble madness [John Dryden – All for Love]And love's the noblest frailty of the mind [John Dryden – The Indian Emperor]Love's tongue is in the eyes [Phineas Fletcher – Piscatory Eclogues]Love is only one of many passions [Samuel Johnson – Plays of William Shakespeare, preface]Where both deliberate, the love is slight;
Whoever loved that loved not at first sight? [Christopher Marlowe – Hero and Leander]If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question? [Lily Tomlin]Men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love [William Shakespeare – As You Like It]The course of true love never did run smooth [William Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night's Dream]Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds [William Shakespeare – Sonnets]O my love's like a red, red rose [Robert Burns – A Red, Red Rose]Two things a man cannot hide: that he is drunk, and that he is in love [Antiphanes]Every man is a poet when he is in love [Plato – Symposium]one that lov'd not wisely but too well [William Shakespeare – Othello]To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god [Jorge Luis Borges – The Meeting in a Dream]Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away [Dorothy Parker]Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same direction [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret [Aphra Behn – The Lover's Watch, Four O'Clock]Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it [Bible: Song of Solomon]Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends [Bible: St. John]O lyric Love, half-angel and half-bird
And all a wonder and a wild desire [Robert Browning – The Ring and the Book]Whoever loves, if he do not propose
The right true end of love, he's one that goes
To sea for nothing but to make him sick [John Donne – Love's Progress]I am two fools, I know,
For loving, and for saying so
In whining poetry [John Donne – The Triple Fool]How alike are the groans of love to those of the dying [Malcolm Lowry – Under the Volcano]After all, my erstwhile dear,
My no longer cherished,
Need we say it was not love,
Now that love has perished? [Edna St. Vincent Millay – Passer Mortuus Est]If I am pressed to say why I loved him, I feel it can only be explained by replying: `Because it was he; because it was me.' [Montaigne – Essais]Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies [John Donne – The Anagram]Love thy neighbour as thyself [Bible: Leviticus]

proverbs

All's fair in love and warLove is blindOne cannot love and be wiseLove makes the world go roundLove will find a way

单词	love
释义	Trends of love View usage for: love (lʌv) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense loves, present participle loving, past tense, past participle loved 1. verb If you love someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you. Oh, Amy, I love you. [VERB noun] We love each other. We want to spend our lives together. [VERB noun] Synonyms: adore, care for, treasure, cherish More Synonyms of love 2. uncountable noun Love is a very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are romantically orsexually attracted to. Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together. [+ for] ...a old fashioned love story. ...an album of love songs. Synonyms: passion, liking, regard, friendship More Synonyms of love 3. verb You say that you love someone when their happiness is very important to you, so that you behave in a kind and caring way towards them. You'll never love anyone the way you love your baby. [VERB noun] 4. uncountable noun Love is the feeling that a person's happiness is very important to you, and the way youshow this feeling in your behaviour towards them. My love for all my children is unconditional. [+ for] She's got a great capacity for love. 5. verb If you love something, you like it very much. We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes. [VERB noun/verb-ing] I loved reading. [VERB noun/verb-ing] ...one of these people that loves to be in the outdoors. [VERB to-infinitive] I love it when I hear you laugh. [V it wh] Synonyms: enjoy, like, desire, fancy [informal] More Synonyms of love 6. verb You can say that you love something when you consider that it is important and want to protect or support it. I love my country as you love yours. [VERB noun] 7. uncountable noun Love is a strong liking for something, or a belief that it is important. This is no way to encourage a love of literature. The French are known for their love of their language. [+ of] 8. countable noun [usually with poss] Your love is someone or something that you love. 'She is the love of my life,' he said. Music's one of my great loves. 9. verb If you would love to have or do something, you very much want to have it or do it. I would love to play for England again. [VERB to-infinitive] I would love a hot bath and clean clothes. [VERB noun] His wife would love him to give up his job. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 10. countable noun Some people use love as an affectionate way of addressing someone. [British, informal, feelings] Well, I'll take your word for it then, love. Don't cry, my love. Synonyms: beloved, dear, dearest, sweet More Synonyms of love 11. number In tennis, love is a score of zero. He beat the Austrian three sets to love. 12. convention You can use expressions such as 'love', 'love from', and 'all my love', followed by your name, as an informal way of ending a letter to a friend or relation. ...with love from Grandma and Grandpa. 13. uncountable noun If you send someone your love, you ask another person, who will soon be speaking or writing to them, to tell them that you are thinking about them with affection. Please give her my love. 14. See also free love, -loved, loving, peace-loving, tug-of-love 15. See fall in love 16. See fall in love 17. See be in love 18. See be in love 19. See no love lost/little love lost 20. See make love 21. See for love or money 22. See love at first sight 23. labour of love More Synonyms of love love in British English (lʌv) verb 1. (transitive) to have a great attachment to and affection for 2. (transitive) to have passionate desire, longing, and feelings for 3. (transitive) to like or desire (to do something) very much 4. (transitive) to make love to 5. (intransitive) to be in love noun 6. a. an intense emotion of affection, warmth, fondness, and regard towards a person or thing b. (as modifier) love song love story 7. a deep feeling of sexual attraction and desire 8. wholehearted liking for or pleasure in something 9. Christianity a. God's benevolent attitude towards humankind b. humankind's attitude of reverent devotion towards God 10. Also: my love a beloved person: used esp as an endearment 11. British informal a term of address, esp but not necessarily for a person regarded as likable 12. (in tennis, squash, etc) a score of zero 13. fall in love 14. for love 15. for love or money 16. for the love of 17. in love 18. make love ▶ Related adjective: amatory Word origin Old English lufu; related to Old High German luba; compare also Latin libēre (originally lubēre) to please love in American English (lʌv) noun 1. a deep and tender feeling of affection for or attachment or devotion to a person or persons 2. an expression of one's love or affection give Mary my love 3. a feeling of brotherhood and good will toward other people 4. a. strong liking for or interest in something a love of music b. the object of such liking 5. a. a strong, usually passionate, affection of one person for another, based in parton sexual attraction b. the person who is the object of such an affection; sweetheart; lover 6. a. sexual passion b. sexual intercourse 7. Tennis a score of zero 8. Theology a. God's tender regard and concern for all human beings b. devotion to and desire for God as the supreme good, that all human beings have 9. [L-]; Mythology a. Cupid, or Eros, as the god of love b. Rare Venus verb transitiveWord forms: loved or ˈloving 10. to feel love for 11. to show love for by embracing, fondling, kissing, etc. 12. to delight in; take pleasure in to love books 13. to gain benefit from a plant that loves shade verb intransitive 14. to feel the emotion of love; be in love Idioms: fall in love (with) for love for the love of in love make love no love lost between not for love or money SYNONYMY NOTE: love implies intense fondness or deep devotion and may apply to various relationshipsor objects [sexual love, brotherly love, love of one's work, etc.]; affection suggests warm, tender feelings, usually not as powerful or deep as those impliedby , love [he has no affection for children]; attachment implies connection by ties of affection, attraction, devotion, etc. and may be feltfor inanimate things as well as for people [an attachment to an old hat]; infatuation implies a foolish or unreasoning passion or affection, often a transient one [an elderly man's infatuation for a young girl] Word origin ME < OE lufu, akin to OHG luba, Goth lubo < IE base leubh-, to be fond of, desire > libido, lief, lust; (sense 7) < phr. play for love, i.e., play for nothing More idioms containing love someone would love to be a fly on the wall cupboard love a labour of love all's fair in love and war for love nor money no love lost COBUILD Collocations love abiding love absolutely love brotherly love divine love doomed love express love find love forbidden love lasting love lifelong love of profound love of real love sacrificial love share a love of tender love unconditional love undying love unrequited love Examples of 'love' in a sentence love She'd have trouble raising a hundred dollars -'Rosie, please -'No, love. Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2001) You, on the other hand, maintain the absurd belief that love is more important than money. Lisa Scottoline LEGAL TENDER (2001) Quotations How do I love thee? Let me count the waysElizabeth Barrett BrowningSonnets from the Portuguese All that matters is love and workattributed to Sigmund Freud Money was scarce but new love has no need of money. Somewhere to go, to be together is all and we were lucky. We had that. Hell is love with no place to goDilys RoseAll the Little Loved Ones To be overtopped in anything else I can bear: but in the tests of generous love I defy all mankindRobert Burnsletter to Clarinda Love's pleasure lasts but a moment; love's sorrow lasts all through lifeJean-Pierre Claris de FlorianCelestine What love is, if thou wouldst be taught, Thy heart must teach alone - Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as oneFriedrich HalmDer Sohn der Wildnis Love is like the measles; we all have to go through itJerome K. JeromeThe Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in lifeDouglas JerroldWit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold No, there's nothing half so sweet in life As love's young dreamThomas MooreLove's Young Dream And all for love, and nothing for rewardEdmund SpenserThe Faerie Queene 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at allAlfred, Lord TennysonIn Memoriam A.H.H. Love means never having to say you're sorryErich SegalLove Story In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove; In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of loveAlfred, Lord TennysonLocksley Hall Love conquers all things; let us too give in to loveVirgilEclogue Love and do what you willSaint Augustine of HippoIn Epistolam Joannis ad Parthos Those have most power to hurt us that we loveFrancis Beaumont and John FletcherThe Maid's Tragedy My love's a noble madnessJohn DrydenAll for Love And love's the noblest frailty of the mindJohn DrydenThe Indian Emperor Love's tongue is in the eyesPhineas FletcherPiscatory Eclogues Love is only one of many passionsSamuel JohnsonPlays of William Shakespeare, preface Where both deliberate, the love is slight; Whoever loved that loved not at first sight?Christopher MarloweHero and Leander If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?Lily Tomlin Men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for loveWilliam ShakespeareAs You Like It The course of true love never did run smoothWilliam ShakespeareA Midsummer Night's Dream Love is not love Which alters when it alteration findsWilliam ShakespeareSonnets O my love's like a red, red roseRobert BurnsA Red, Red Rose Two things a man cannot hide: that he is drunk, and that he is in loveAntiphanes Every man is a poet when he is in lovePlatoSymposium one that lov'd not wisely but too wellWilliam ShakespeareOthello To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible godJorge Luis BorgesThe Meeting in a Dream Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts awayDorothy Parker Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same directionAntoine de Saint-Exupéry Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secretAphra BehnThe Lover's Watch, Four O'Clock Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it Bible: Song of Solomon Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends Bible: St. John O lyric Love, half-angel and half-bird And all a wonder and a wild desireRobert BrowningThe Ring and the Book Whoever loves, if he do not propose The right true end of love, he's one that goes To sea for nothing but to make him sickJohn DonneLove's Progress I am two fools, I know, For loving, and for saying so In whining poetryJohn DonneThe Triple Fool How alike are the groans of love to those of the dyingMalcolm LowryUnder the Volcano After all, my erstwhile dear, My no longer cherished, Need we say it was not love, Now that love has perished?Edna St. Vincent MillayPasser Mortuus Est If I am pressed to say why I loved him, I feel it can only be explained by replying: `Because it was he; because it was me.'MontaigneEssais Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, diesJohn DonneThe Anagram Love thy neighbour as thyself Bible: Leviticus All's fair in love and war Love is blind One cannot love and be wise Love makes the world go round Love will find a way Word lists with love affection, tennis In other languages love British English: love /lʌv/ NOUN Love* is the very strong warm feeling that you have when you care very much about someone, or you have strong romantic feelings for them. In the four years since we married, our love has grown stronger. American English: love Arabic: حُبٌ Brazilian Portuguese: amor Chinese: 爱 Croatian: ljubav Czech: láska Danish: kærlighed Dutch: liefde European Spanish: amor Finnish: rakkaus French: amour German: Liebe Greek: αγάπη Italian: amore Japanese: 愛 Korean: 사랑 Norwegian: kjærlighet Polish: miłość European Portuguese: amor Romanian: iubire Russian: любовь Latin American Spanish: amor Swedish: kärlek Thai: ความรัก Turkish: sevgi/aşk Ukrainian: кохання Vietnamese: tình yêu British English: love /lʌv/ VERB care about If you love someone, you care very much about them. American English: love Arabic: يَوَدُّ Brazilian Portuguese: amar Chinese: 爱 Croatian: voljeti Czech: milovat Danish: elske Dutch: houden van European Spanish: amar Finnish: rakastaa French: aimer German: lieben Greek: αγαπώ Italian: amare Japanese: 愛する Korean: 사랑하다 Norwegian: elske Polish: pokochać European Portuguese: amar Romanian: a iubi Russian: любить Latin American Spanish: amar Swedish: älska Thai: รัก Turkish: sevmek Ukrainian: кохати Vietnamese: yêu British English: love /lʌv/ VERB enjoy If you love something, you like it very much. We both love football. American English: love Arabic: يُحِبُّ Brazilian Portuguese: adorar Chinese: 喜爱 Croatian: voljeti Czech: zbožňovat Danish: elsker Dutch: houden van European Spanish: encantar Finnish: rakastaa French: aimer beaucoup German: gern mögen Greek: αγαπώ Italian: amare Japanese: ･･･が大好きだ Korean: 사랑하다 Norwegian: elske Polish: uwielbiać European Portuguese: adorar Romanian: a-i plăcea Russian: любить Latin American Spanish: encantargustar mucho Swedish: älska Thai: รัก ชื่นชอบ Turkish: sevmek Ukrainian: любити Vietnamese: yêu Chinese translation of 'love' love (lʌv) n (u) (for partner, sweetheart) 爱(愛)情 (àiqíng) (for child, pet) 爱(愛) (ài) ⇒ my love for my children 我对孩子的爱 (wǒ duì háizi de ài) (Brit, inf, = term of address) 对不相识者的客气称呼 ⇒ Are you OK, love? 你没事吧？ (Nǐ méi shì ba?) vt [partner, child, pet] 爱(愛) (ài) ⇒ I love you. 我爱你。 (Wǒ ài nǐ.) [thing, food, activity] 热(熱)爱(愛) (rè'ài) sb's love for sb 某人对(對)某人的爱(愛) (mǒurén duì mǒurén de ài) to be in love (with sb) (与(與)某人)恋(戀)爱(愛) ((yǔ mǒurén) liàn'ài) to fall in love (with sb) 爱(愛)上(某人) (àishàng (mǒurén)) to make love 做爱(愛) (zuò'ài) love at first sight 一见(見)钟(鐘)情 (yī jiàn zhōngqíng) love (from) Anne (on letter) 爱(愛)你的，安妮 (ài nǐ de, Ānní) to send one's love to sb 向某人问(問)候 (xiàng mǒurén wènhòu) a love of music/football/animals 对(對)音乐(樂)/足球/动(動)物的热(熱)爱(愛) (duì yīnyuè/zúqiú/dòngwù de rè'ài) "15 love" (Tennis) 15比0 (shíwǔ bǐ líng) to love doing/to do sth 喜爱(愛)做某事 (xǐ'ài zuò mǒushì) I'd love to come 我非常想来(來) (wǒ fēicháng xiǎng lái) I'd love you to come or I'd love it if you came 你要是来(來)真是太好了 (nǐ yàoshì lái zhēn shì tài hǎo le) see usage note nought All related terms of 'love' "15 love" ( Tennis ) 15比0 shíwǔ bǐ líng love life 爱(愛)情生活 àiqíng shēnghuó love affair 风(風)流韵(韻)事 fēngliú yùnshì [ 件 jiàn ] madly in love 深深地爱(愛)恋(戀) shēnshēn de àiliàn to make love 做爱(愛) zuò'ài I'd love to come 我非常想来(來) wǒ fēicháng xiǎng lái sb's love for sb 某人对(對)某人的爱(愛) mǒurén duì mǒurén de ài I love you so much 我非常爱(愛)你 wǒ fēicháng ài nǐ love at first sight 一见(見)钟(鐘)情 yī jiàn zhōngqíng to love sb dearly 深爱(愛)某人 shēn'ài mǒurén I would dearly love to ... 我很想 ... wǒ hěn xiǎng ... to love doing/to do sth 喜爱(愛)做某事 xǐ'ài zuò mǒushì to send one's love to sb 向某人问(問)候 xiàng mǒurén wènhòu a love of music/football/animals 对(對)音乐(樂)/足球/动(動)物的热(熱)爱(愛) duì yīnyuè/zúqiú/dòngwù de rè'ài I would love to go to Italy 我很愿(願)意去意大利 wǒ hěn yuànyì qù Yìdàlì I'd love to come, but I'm busy 我想来(來)，但是有事 wǒ xiǎng lái, dànshì yǒushì I'd love you to come or I'd love it if you came 你要是来(來)真是太好了 nǐ yàoshì lái zhēn shì tài hǎo le some people hate fish, while others love it 有些人讨(討)厌(厭)鱼(魚)，而有些人喜欢(歡) yǒuxiē rén tǎoyàn yú, ér yǒuxiē rén xǐhuan love (from) Anne ( on letter ) 爱(愛)你的，安妮 ài nǐ de, Ānní to be in love (with sb) (与(與)某人)恋(戀)爱(愛) (yǔ mǒurén) liàn'ài to fall in love (with sb) 爱(愛)上(某人) àishàng (mǒurén) to fall in love (with sb/sth) 爱(愛)上(某人/某事) àishàng (mǒurén/mǒushì) she sends (you) her love 她(向你)问(問)候 tā (xiàng nǐ) wènhòu to fall head over heels (in love) ( fig ) 神魂颠倒地坠(墜)入(情网(網)) shénhún diāndǎo de zhuìrù (qíngwǎng) 1 (verb) in the sense of adore Definition to have passionate desire for someone We love each other, and we want to spend our lives together. Synonyms adore She adored her parents and would do anything to please them. care for treasure She treasures her memories of those joyous days. cherish He genuinely loved and cherished his children. prize These items are greatly prized by collectors. worship The musician's fans worship her. be devoted to be attached to be in love with dote on hold dear think the world of idolize Naomi idolized her father as she was growing up. feel affection for have affection for adulate LUV (textmessaging) Opposites hate , dislike , scorn , detest , abhor , abominate 2 (verb) in the sense of enjoy Definition to like (to do something) very much We loved the food so much, especially the fish dishes. Synonyms enjoy He enjoys playing cricket. like He likes baseball. desire fancy (informal) I just fancied a drink. appreciate Anyone can appreciate our music. relish He ate quietly, relishing his meal. delight in savour Savour the flavour of each mouthful. take pleasure in have a soft spot for be partial to I am partial to red wine. have a weakness for LUV (textmessaging) Opposites hate , dislike , scorn , detest , abhor , abominate 3 (verb) in the sense of cuddle the loving and talking that marked an earlier stage of the relationship Synonyms cuddle He cuddled their newborn baby. neck (informal) They were necking together on the sofa when I came in. kiss She kissed me on the cheek. pet (informal) They were kissing and petting on the couch. embrace Penelope came forward and embraced her sister. caress They kissed and caressed one another. fondle He took the child from her mother and fondled her. LUV (textmessaging) canoodle (slang) 1 (noun) in the sense of passion Definition a deep feeling of sexual attraction Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together. Synonyms passion Romeo's passion for Juliet liking She had a liking for good clothes. regard friendship a whole new world of friendship and adventure affection She thought of him with affection. warmth attachment I feel a strong attachment to my home town. intimacy devotion I was impressed by his devotion to his family. tenderness fondness a great fondness for children rapture adulation adoration infatuation ardour endearment His favourite term of endearment was `baby'. aroha (New Zealand) amity LUV (textmessaging) Opposites hate , disgust , hostility , dislike , hatred , resentment , loathing , bitterness , scorn , malice , animosity , aversion , antagonism , antipathy , bad blood , abomination , incompatibility , ill will , abhorrence , repugnance , detestation 2 (noun) in the sense of liking Definition wholehearted liking for or pleasure in something a love of literature Synonyms liking taste She developed a taste for journeys to hazardous regions. delight in bent for weakness for relish for enjoyment She ate with great enjoyment. devotion to penchant for inclination for zest for fondness for soft spot for partiality to LUV (textmessaging) 3 (noun) in the sense of beloved Definition a beloved person: often used as an endearment Don't cry, my love. Synonyms beloved He takes his beloved in his arms. dear Yes, my dear. dearest sweet `Welcome home, my sweet!' he said. lover They became lovers soon after they first met. angel (informal) Thank you. You're an angel. darling Hello, darling! honey loved one sweetheart I married my childhood sweetheart, in Liverpool. truelove dear one leman (archaic) inamorata or inamorato bae (US, informal) LUV (textmessaging) Opposites enemy , foe 4 (noun) in the sense of sympathy a manifestation of his love for his fellow men Synonyms sympathy We expressed our sympathy for her loss. understanding We would like to thank them for their patience and understanding. heart They are ruthless, formidable, without heart. charity He had no sense of right and wrong, no charity, no humanity. pity He felt a sudden tender pity for her. humanity The speech showed great humility and humanity. warmth He greeted us both with warmth. mercy Neither side showed its prisoners any mercy. compassion They preach universal kindness and compassion. sorrow kindness We have been treated with such kindness by everybody. tenderness She smiled, politely, rather than with tenderness. friendliness condolence She sent him a letter of condolence. commiseration I was moved to tears of pity and deep commiseration. fellow feeling There is genuine fellow feeling for the victims. soft-heartedness tender-heartedness aroha (New Zealand) LUV (textmessaging) 5 (noun) in the sense of greetings She's fine and sends her love. Synonyms greetings regards compliments best wishes good wishes kind regards LUV (textmessaging) idioms See fall in love with someone phrases See for love See for love or money See in love See make love related words related adjective amatory Quotations How do I love thee? Let me count the ways [Elizabeth Barrett Browning – Sonnets from the Portuguese]All that matters is love and work [attributed to Sigmund Freud]Money was scarce but new love has no need of money. Somewhere to go, to be together is all and we were lucky. We had that. Hell is love with no place to go [Dilys Rose – All the Little Loved Ones]To be overtopped in anything else I can bear: but in the tests of generous love I defy all mankind [Robert Burns – letter to Clarinda]Love's pleasure lasts but a moment; love's sorrow lasts all through life [Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian – Celestine]What love is, if thou wouldst be taught, Thy heart must teach alone - Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one [Friedrich Halm – Der Sohn der Wildnis]Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it [Jerome K. Jerome – The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow]Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in life [Douglas Jerrold – Wit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold]No, there's nothing half so sweet in life As love's young dream [Thomas Moore – Love's Young Dream]And all for love, and nothing for reward [Edmund Spenser – The Faerie Queene]'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all [Alfred, Lord Tennyson – In Memoriam A.H.H.]Love means never having to say you're sorry [Erich Segal – Love Story]In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove; In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love [Alfred, Lord Tennyson – Locksley Hall]Love conquers all things; let us too give in to love [Virgil – Eclogue]Love and do what you will [Saint Augustine of Hippo – In Epistolam Joannis ad Parthos]Those have most power to hurt us that we love [Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher – The Maid's Tragedy]My love's a noble madness [John Dryden – All for Love]And love's the noblest frailty of the mind [John Dryden – The Indian Emperor]Love's tongue is in the eyes [Phineas Fletcher – Piscatory Eclogues]Love is only one of many passions [Samuel Johnson – Plays of William Shakespeare, preface]Where both deliberate, the love is slight; Whoever loved that loved not at first sight? [Christopher Marlowe – Hero and Leander]If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question? [Lily Tomlin]Men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love [William Shakespeare – As You Like It]The course of true love never did run smooth [William Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night's Dream]Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds [William Shakespeare – Sonnets]O my love's like a red, red rose [Robert Burns – A Red, Red Rose]Two things a man cannot hide: that he is drunk, and that he is in love [Antiphanes]Every man is a poet when he is in love [Plato – Symposium]one that lov'd not wisely but too well [William Shakespeare – Othello]To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god [Jorge Luis Borges – The Meeting in a Dream]Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away [Dorothy Parker]Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same direction [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret [Aphra Behn – The Lover's Watch, Four O'Clock]Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it [Bible: Song of Solomon]Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends [Bible: St. John]O lyric Love, half-angel and half-bird And all a wonder and a wild desire [Robert Browning – The Ring and the Book]Whoever loves, if he do not propose The right true end of love, he's one that goes To sea for nothing but to make him sick [John Donne – Love's Progress]I am two fools, I know, For loving, and for saying so In whining poetry [John Donne – The Triple Fool]How alike are the groans of love to those of the dying [Malcolm Lowry – Under the Volcano]After all, my erstwhile dear, My no longer cherished, Need we say it was not love, Now that love has perished? [Edna St. Vincent Millay – Passer Mortuus Est]If I am pressed to say why I loved him, I feel it can only be explained by replying: `Because it was he; because it was me.' [Montaigne – Essais]Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies [John Donne – The Anagram]Love thy neighbour as thyself [Bible: Leviticus] proverbs All's fair in love and warLove is blindOne cannot love and be wiseLove makes the world go roundLove will find a way Additional synonyms in the sense of affection Definition fondness or tenderness for a person or thing She thought of him with affection. Synonyms fondness, liking, feeling, love, care, desire, passion, warmth, attachment, goodwill, devotion, kindness, inclination, tenderness, propensity, friendliness, amity (formal), aroha (New Zealand) in the sense of angel Definition a person who is kind, pure, or beautiful Thank you. You're an angel. Synonyms dear, ideal, beauty, saint, treasure, darling, dream, jewel, gem, paragon in the sense of appreciate Definition to value highly Anyone can appreciate our music. Synonyms enjoy, like, value, regard, respect, prize, admire, treasure, esteem, relish, cherish, savour, rate highly Synonyms of 'love' love Explore 'love' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of attachment Definition affection or regard for I feel a strong attachment to my home town. Synonyms fondness, liking, feeling, love, relationship, regard, bond, friendship, attraction, loyalty, affection, devotion, fidelity, affinity, tenderness, reverence, predilection, possessiveness, partiality, aroha (New Zealand) in the sense of be partial to Definition to have a particular liking for I am partial to red wine. Synonyms have a liking for, care for, be fond of, be keen on, be taken with, have a soft spot for, have a weakness for in the sense of caress Definition to touch gently and affectionately They kissed and caressed one another. Synonyms stroke, cuddle, fondle, pet, embrace, hug, nuzzle, neck (informal), kiss in the sense of charity Definition a kindly attitude towards people He had no sense of right and wrong, no charity, no humanity. Synonyms kindness, love, pity, humanity, affection, goodness, goodwill, compassion, generosity, indulgence, bounty, altruism, benevolence, Agape, fellow feeling, benignity, bountifulness, tenderheartedness, aroha (New Zealand) in the sense of cherish Definition to care for He genuinely loved and cherished his children. Synonyms care for, love, support, comfort, look after, shelter, treasure, nurture, cosset, hold dear in the sense of commiseration I was moved to tears of pity and deep commiseration. Synonyms sympathy, pity, compassion, consolation, condolence, fellow feeling in the sense of compassion Definition a feeling of distress and pity for the suffering or misfortune of another They preach universal kindness and compassion. Synonyms sympathy, understanding, charity, pity, humanity, ruth (archaic), mercy, heart, quarter, sorrow, kindness, tenderness, condolence, clemency, commiseration, fellow feeling, soft-heartedness, tender-heartedness, aroha (New Zealand) in the sense of condolence Definition sympathy expressed for someone in grief or pain She sent him a letter of condolence. Synonyms sympathy, pity, compassion, consolation, commiseration, fellow feeling in the sense of darling Definition a person very much loved: used as a term of address Hello, darling! Synonyms beloved, love, dear, dearest, angel (informal), treasure, precious, loved one, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove, dear one in the sense of dear Definition (often used in direct address) someone regarded with affection Yes, my dear. Synonyms darling, love, dearest, sweet, angel (informal), treasure, precious, honey, beloved, loved one, sweetheart, truelove Additional synonyms in the sense of devotion Definition strong attachment to or affection for someone or something I was impressed by his devotion to his family. Synonyms love, passion, affection, intensity, attachment, zeal, fondness, fervour, adoration, ardour, earnestness in the sense of embrace Definition to clasp (someone) with one's arms as an expression of affection or a greeting Penelope came forward and embraced her sister. Synonyms hug, hold, cuddle, seize, squeeze, grasp, clasp, envelop, encircle, enfold, canoodle (slang), take or hold in your arms in the sense of endearment His favourite term of endearment was `baby'. Synonyms affection, feeling, love, warmth, attachment, tenderness, fondness in the sense of enjoyment She ate with great enjoyment. Synonyms pleasure, liking, fun, delight, entertainment, joy, satisfaction, happiness, relish, recreation, amusement, indulgence, diversion, zest, gratification, gusto, gladness, delectation (formal), beer and skittles (informal) in the sense of fancy Definition to have a wish for I just fancied a drink. Synonyms wish for, want, desire, would like, hope for, dream of, relish, long for, crave, be attracted to, yearn for, thirst for, hanker after, have a yen for in the sense of fellow feeling Definition sympathy existing between people who have shared similar experiences There is genuine fellow feeling for the victims. Synonyms sympathy, understanding, concern, care, pity, compassion, feeling, empathy in the sense of fondle Definition to touch or stroke tenderly He took the child from her mother and fondled her. Synonyms caress, pet, cuddle, touch gently, pat, stroke, dandle in the sense of fondness a great fondness for children Synonyms devotion, love, affection, warmth, attachment, kindness, tenderness, care, aroha (New Zealand) in the sense of friendship a whole new world of friendship and adventure Synonyms friendliness, affection, harmony, goodwill, intimacy, affinity, familiarity, closeness, rapport, fondness, companionship, concord, benevolence, comradeship, amity (formal), good-fellowship in the sense of heart Definition tenderness or pity They are ruthless, formidable, without heart. Synonyms tenderness, feeling(s), love, understanding, concern, sympathy, pity, humanity, affection, compassion, kindness, empathy, benevolence, concern for others Additional synonyms in the sense of humanity Definition kindness or mercy The speech showed great humility and humanity. Synonyms kindness, charity, compassion, understanding, sympathy, mercy, tolerance, tenderness, philanthropy, benevolence, fellow feeling, benignity, brotherly love, kind-heartedness in the sense of idolize Definition to love or admire excessively Naomi idolized her father as she was growing up. Synonyms worship, love, adore, admire, revere, glorify, exalt, look up to, venerate, hero-worship, deify, bow down before, dote upon, apotheosize, worship to excess, reverence in the sense of kindness Definition the quality of being kind We have been treated with such kindness by everybody. Synonyms goodwill, understanding, charity, grace, humanity, affection, patience, tolerance, goodness, compassion, hospitality, generosity, indulgence, decency, tenderness, clemency, gentleness, philanthropy, benevolence, magnanimity, fellow-feeling, amiability, beneficence, kindliness, generosity in the sense of kiss Definition to join lips with another person as an act of love or desire She kissed me on the cheek. Synonyms peck (informal), osculate, snog (British, slang), neck (informal), smooch (informal), canoodle (slang), x, buss (archaic) in the sense of like Definition to be fond of He likes baseball. Synonyms enjoy, love, adore (informal), delight in, go for, dig (slang), relish, savour, revel in, be fond of, be keen on, be partial to, have a preference for, have a weakness for in the sense of lover Definition either of the people involved in a love affair They became lovers soon after they first met. Synonyms sweetheart, beloved, loved one, beau (old-fashioned), flame (informal), mistress, admirer, suitor, swain (archaic), lady or gentleman friend, man or woman friend, toy boy, paramour (old-fashioned), leman (archaic), fancy bit (slang, old-fashioned), boyfriend or girlfriend, bae (US, informal), fancy man or fancy woman (slang, old-fashioned), fiancé or fiancée, inamorata or inamorato (rare), Wag (British, informal) in the sense of mercy Definition the power to show mercy Neither side showed its prisoners any mercy. Synonyms compassion, charity, pity, forgiveness, quarter, favour, grace, kindness, clemency, leniency, benevolence, forbearance in the sense of neck Definition (of two people) to kiss each other passionately They were necking together on the sofa when I came in. Synonyms pet (informal), make out, snog (British, informal), kiss and cuddle, smooch, canoodle in the sense of pet Definition (of two people) to caress each other in an erotic manner They were kissing and petting on the couch. Synonyms cuddle, kiss, snog (British, slang), smooch (informal), neck (informal), canoodle (slang) in the sense of pity Definition sorrow felt for the sufferings of others He felt a sudden tender pity for her. Synonyms compassion, understanding, charity, sympathy, distress, sadness, sorrow, kindness, tenderness, condolence, commiseration, fellow feeling Additional synonyms in the sense of prize Definition to value highly These items are greatly prized by collectors. Synonyms value, appreciate, treasure, esteem, cherish, hold dear, regard highly, set store by in the sense of relish Definition to savour or enjoy (an experience) to the full He ate quietly, relishing his meal. Synonyms enjoy, like, prefer, taste, appreciate, savour, revel in, luxuriate in in the sense of savour Definition to enjoy and appreciate (food or drink) slowly Savour the flavour of each mouthful. Synonyms enjoy, appreciate, relish, delight in, revel in, partake of, drool over, luxuriate in, enjoy to the full, smack your lips over in the sense of sweet `Welcome home, my sweet!' he said. Synonyms darling, sweetheart, beloved, dearest, angel (informal), treasure, honey in the sense of sweetheart Definition one's boyfriend or girlfriend I married my childhood sweetheart, in Liverpool. Synonyms love, boyfriend or girlfriend, beloved, lover, steady (informal), flame (informal), darling, follower (obsolete), valentine, admirer, suitor, beau (old-fashioned), swain (archaic), truelove, leman (archaic), inamorata or inamorato, bae (US, informal) in the sense of taste Definition a liking for something She developed a taste for journeys to hazardous regions. Synonyms liking, preference, penchant, fondness, partiality, desire, fancy, leaning, bent, appetite, relish, inclination, palate, predilection in the sense of tenderness She smiled, politely, rather than with tenderness. Synonyms gentleness, love, affection, liking, care, consideration, sympathy, pity, humanity, warmth, mercy, attachment, compassion, devotion, kindness, fondness, sentimentality, benevolence, humaneness, amorousness, warm-heartedness, softheartedness, tenderheartedness in the sense of treasure Definition to cherish (someone or something) She treasures her memories of those joyous days. Synonyms prize, value, worship, esteem, adore, cherish, revere, venerate, hold dear, love, idolize, set great store by, dote upon, place great value on in the sense of understanding We would like to thank them for their patience and understanding. Synonyms sympathy, consideration, sensitivity, love, concern, humanity, affection, warmth, tolerance, goodwill, compassion, kindness, empathy, tenderness, neighbourliness, humanitarianism, fellow feeling, considerateness, kind feeling, kind-heartedness in the sense of warmth Definition affection or cordiality He greeted us both with warmth. Synonyms affection, feeling, love, goodwill, kindness, tenderness, friendliness, cheerfulness, amity (formal), cordiality, affability, kindliness, heartiness, amorousness, hospitableness, fondness, happiness Additional synonyms in the sense of worship Definition to have intense love and admiration for (a person) The musician's fans worship her. Synonyms love, adore, idolize, put on a pedestal All related terms of 'love' in love enamoured, charmed, captivated, smitten, wild for love without payment, freely, for nothing, free of charge, gratis make love have sexual intercourse, have sex, go to bed, sleep together, do it love affair romance, relationship, affair, intrigue, liaison for love or money by any means, ever, under any conditions fall in love with someone lose your heart (to), fall (for), become infatuated (with), be smitten by, fancy
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