1. Have a great affection or liking for
   "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" 
2. Get pleasure from
   "I love cooking"
   - enjoy 
3. Be enamoured or in love with
   "She loves her husband deeply" 
4. Have sexual intercourse with
   - sleep together, roll in the hay, make out, make love, sleep with, have sex, know [archaic], do it, be intimate, have intercourse, lie with [archaic], bed, have a go at it, get it on, bonk [Brit], make whoopee

1. A strong positive emotion of regard and affection
   "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
   - aroha [NZ] 
2. Any object of warm affection or devotion
   "the theatre was her first love"
   - passion 
3. A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
   - beloved, dear, dearest, honey 
4. A deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
   "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
   - sexual love, erotic love 
5. A score of zero in tennis or squash
   "it was 40 love" 
6. Sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
   "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
   - sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love life 
7. (informal) a friendly form of address
   - dearie [Brit], luv [Brit]

Derived forms: loves, loved, loving

See also: loveable, lover

Type of: concupiscence, copulate, couple, emotion, eros, like, lover, mate, object, pair, physical attraction, score, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual desire, sexual practice

Antonym: hate

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