vverb.emotionhave a great affection or liking forExamples:- I love French food
- She loves her boss and works hard for him
Antonyms:hate
Derivationally Related Form:lovableloveableloverlove
Inherited Hypernyms:love
Direct Hyponyms:adorecare forcherishdotehold dearlovetreasure
Full Troponyms:adorecare fordotedrool overfetishizeidolizeloveromanceyearn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.emotionget pleasure fromSynset:enjoy love
Derivationally Related Form:loverloveenjoyerenjoyment
Hypernyms:like
Inherited Hypernyms:lovelike
Direct Hyponyms:get off
Full Troponyms:get off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: enjoy, love)
vverb.emotionbe enamored or in love withExamples:- She loves her husband deeply
Derivationally Related Form:lovableloveableloverlove
Hypernyms:love
Inherited Hypernyms:lovelove
Direct Hyponyms:romance
Full Troponyms:romance
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: love)
vverb.contacthave sexual intercourse withSynset:bang be intimate bed bonk do it eff fuck get it on get laid have a go at it have intercourse have it away have it off have sex hump jazz know lie with love make love make out roll in the hay screw sleep together sleep with
Examples:- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
Derivationally Related Form:fuckbedloverlovefuckingscrewingscrew
Hypernyms:copulate couple mate pair
Inherited Hypernyms:sleep togethercopulatejoinconnect
Direct Hyponyms:fornicatehavetake
Full Troponyms:bed-hopfornicateswingtakewenchwhore
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s somebody (apply to: screw, fuck, lie with, hump) | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: screw, fuck) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: screw, fuck)
adjadj.allheld dearExamples:- his loved companion of many years
Antonyms:unloved
Inherited Hypernyms:loved
Similar to:admired adored idolised idolized worshipped beloved darling dear blue-eyed fair-haired white-haired cherished precious treasured wanted best-loved favored favorite favourite pet preferent preferred
See also:wanted