beloved
adjective- /bɪˈlʌvɪd//bɪˈlʌvɪd/[only before noun] loved very much
- in memory of our dearly beloved son, John
- They were glad to be back in their beloved Ireland.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- dearly
- much
- by
- of
- /bɪˈlʌvd//bɪˈlʌvd/beloved by/of somebody loved very much by somebody; very popular with somebody
- the deep purple flowers so beloved by artists
- She was beloved by all who knew her.
- She ran one of the little tea rooms so beloved of Londoners at the turn of the century.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- dearly
- much
- by
- of
More Like This Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/Adjectives ending in –ed pronounced /-ɪd/- aged
- beloved
- crooked
- dogged
- learned
- naked
- ragged
- rugged
- sacred
- wicked
Word Originlate Middle English: past participle of obsolete belove ‘be pleasing’, later ‘love’.