love
verb [ T ]
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love verb [T] (LIKE SOMEONE)
A1
I love you.
Last night he told me he loved me.
I've only ever loved one man.
- loveI love you.
- adoreHe absolutely adores his wife.
- dote onShe dotes on her grandkids.
- be crazy aboutI'm just crazy about our new daughter-in-law - she's perfect for our son.
- be mad aboutUK He's absolutely mad about his new boyfriend.
- be in loveI think I'm in love with her.
- You may love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them.
- He said he would always love her .
- I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.
- She faces the dilemma of disobeying her father or losing the man she loves.
- When I tried to tell her that I loved her it just came out all wrong.
love verb [T] (LIKE SOMETHING)
A1
to like something very much:
She loves animals.
I absolutely love chocolate.
He really loves his job.
[ + -ing verb ] I love skiing.
- likeDo you like pasta?
- loveI love seafood.
- adoreI adore a good book.
- think the world of someoneAnnabel's like a daughter to him - he thinks the world of her.
- have a soft spot for someoneI've always had a soft spot for Rebecca ever since she was tiny.
- enjoyEnjoy your meal!
- enjoy yourselfHe's enjoying himself at his job.
- likeI like hiking a lot.
- loveAfter working in the garden, I love a good soak in the tub.
- relishJonathan always relishes a challenge.
- lap upHe lapped up all the attention they gave him.
would love
- adorkable
- affection
- attached
- be a glutton for sth idiom
- be a hit with sb idiom
- dig
- gravitate toward/to sth/sb
- grow
- grow on sb
- have a lot of time for sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- lick your lips idiom
- shook
- smile
- smile on sth/sb
- smitten
- soft corner
- taste
- tight
- warm
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love
noun
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love noun (LIKING SOMEONE)
B1 [ U ]
"I'm seeing Laura next week." "Oh, please give her my love" (= tell her I am thinking about her with affection).
Maggie asked me to send her love to you and the kids (= tell you that she is thinking about you with affection).
- loveI have a great love and respect for her.
- adorationShe described her complete adoration of her brother.
- romanceTheir relationship was nothing but romance and bliss.
- passionThe passion had gone out of their relationship.
- infatuationNo one expected their infatuation with each other to last.
- crushHe had a crush on his French tutor.
He was the love of my life.
She was my first love.
[ as form of address ] UK informal
A2 [ U ] informal (also love from); (all my love)
be in love
They're still madly in love (with each other).
- loveI love you.
- adoreHe absolutely adores his wife.
- dote onShe dotes on her grandkids.
- be crazy aboutI'm just crazy about our new daughter-in-law - she's perfect for our son.
- be mad aboutUK He's absolutely mad about his new boyfriend.
- be in loveI think I'm in love with her.
fall in love (with sb)
B1
I was 20 when I first fell in love.
- loveI love you.
- adoreHe absolutely adores his wife.
- dote onShe dotes on her grandkids.
- be crazy aboutI'm just crazy about our new daughter-in-law - she's perfect for our son.
- be mad aboutUK He's absolutely mad about his new boyfriend.
- be in loveI think I'm in love with her.
- absence
- absence makes the heart grow fonder idiom
- adoring
- adoringly
- adorkable
- dear
- ever-loving
- fall for sb
- fall in love idiom
- feelings for sb idiom
- fondly
- gaga
- madly
- moon
- moon over sb/sth
- pash
- potty
- romance
- shine
- treasure
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