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Your feedback will be reviewed. {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} {{message}} {{/message}} {{^message}} There was a problem sending your report. {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (US) Search Search Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus English {{word}} {{#beta}}Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Meaning of love in English love verb [ T ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /lʌv/ uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /lʌv/ love verb [T] (LIKE SOMEONE) A1 to like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to have strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family: I love you. Last night he told me he loved me. I've only ever loved one man. I'm sure he loves his kids. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto love someone 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. See more results » More examples 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Loving and in love 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 See more results »   Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. 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. Love it or hate it, reality TV is here to stay. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto like someone or something 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. See more results » Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto get pleasure from something 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. See more results »  would love A2 used, often in requests, to say that you would very much like something: I'd love a cup of coffee if you're making one. [ + to infinitive ] She would dearly love to start her own business. UK I'd love you to come to dinner next week. US I'd love for you to come to dinner next week. More examples We would dearly love to sell our apartment and move to the country. The kids love feeding bread to the ducks. I love Fridays because I leave work early. I've never been keen on classical music, but I love jazz. I'd love to go to Australia. I only wish I could afford to. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Liking 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 See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Wanting things Grammar Hate, like, love and prefer We can use hate, like, love and prefer with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive: … Idioms love sb to bits love me, love my dog love noun us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /lʌv/ uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /lʌv/ love noun (LIKING SOMEONE) B1 [ U ] the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family: "I've been seeing him over a year now." "Is it love?" Children need to be shown lots of love. "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). informal How's your love life (= your romantic and/or sexual relationships) these days? Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and exampleslove 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. See more results » B1 [ C ] a person that you love and feel attracted to: He was the love of my life. She was my first love. [ as form of address ] UK informal used as a friendly form of address: You look tired, love. That'll be four pounds exactly, love. A2 [ U ] informal (also love from); (all my love) used before your name at the end of letters, cards, etc. to friends or family: See you at Christmas. Love, Kate.  be in love B1 to love someone in a romantic and sexual way: I'm in love for the first time and it's wonderful. They're still madly in love (with each other). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto love someone 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. See more results »  fall in love (with sb) B1 to start to love someone romantically and sexually: I was 20 when I first fell in love. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto love someone 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. See more results » More examples Over the years, her love for him deepened. He wrote her a poem as an expression of his love. I give you this ring as a pledge of my everlasting love for you. Her latest novel is a searing tale of love and hate. She was torn between loyalty to her father and love for her husband . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Loving and in love 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 See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Written greetings love noun (LIKING SOMETHING) B2 [ U ] strong liking for: I don't share my boyfriend's love of cooking. B2 [ C ] something that you like very much: Music is one of her greatest loves. More examples She never hid her love of diamonds. Food is my greatest love. Opera was my first love. I have a love of expensive clothes. His love of gambling drove us apart. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Liking 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 See more results » love noun (TENNIS) [ U ] (in tennis) the state of having no points: The score now stands at 40–love. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Tennis & racket sports badminton ball girl bird break break point code violation court double fault forecourt forehand groundstroke half-volley match point mixed doubles Ping-Pong shuttlecock slice smash tramlines See more results » Idioms be no/little love lost between for love nor money make love make love to sb (Definition of love from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) love | Intermediate English love verb us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /lʌv/ love verb (LIKE SOMEONE) [ T ] to have a strong affection for someone, which can be combined with a strong romantic attraction: Susan loved her brother dearly. "I love you and want to marry you, Emily," he said. love verb (LIKE SOMETHING) to like something very much: [ T ] My kids love cartoons. [ + to infinitive ] We’d love to own our own home. love noun us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /lʌv/ love noun (LIKING SOMEONE)  fall in love If you fall in love you begin to love someone: She’s fallen in love and made plans to marry. [ U ] You can write love/love from/all my love/lots of love before your name at the end of letters to family and friends.  in love A person who is in love is experiencing a romantic attraction for another person: I think he's in love with Anna. (Definition of love from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of love love I do love nothing in the world so well as you: is not that strange? From International Business Times And we'd love you to read it for us. From NPR These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. More examples Fewer examples There's no other love like the love for a brother. From International Business Times   My love for the game originated with him. From NJ.com   You know, the ones that smart-ish people love telling other smart-ish people that they need to watch. From Gizmodo   She loves to go for walks and gets along with all people and dogs. From Huffington Post   I have never loved any man in my life except him. From CNN   We all would sure love to see it. From CNET   I love each and every one of (them) the way they are and where they are. From MLive.com   It was so wonderful, would love to see you. From Los Angeles Times   And if you can't do this out of love for me, do this out of love for her. From Billboard   Seek the truth, find out what has happened to the person you love most. From USA TODAY   That's what must seem like love to people. From New York Post   She loved the challenges that her work brought. From Huffington Post   Translations of love in Spanish in Chinese (Traditional) in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Arabic in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Portuguese in Chinese (Simplified) in Italian in Russian in Spanish 喜歡某人, 愛，喜愛, 喜歡某物… See more ～を（性的な思いを持って）愛する, （家族や友達）を大切に思っている, ～が大好きだ… See more sevmek, gönül vermek, âşık olmak… See more amour, affectueusement, amicalement… See more estimar, adorar, amor… See more يُحِبّ, يُغْرِم بـِ, حُبّ… See more láska, zamilovanost, nula… See more kærlighed, forelskelse, være forelsket… See more sayang, cinta, kecintaan… See more ความรัก, หลงรัก, แต้มศูนย์ (เทนนิส)… See more yêu thích, tình yêu, người… See more kochać, bardzo lubić, uwielbiać… See more cinta, mencintai, kegemaran… See more die Liebe, null, lieben… See more kjærlighet, forelskelse, hengivenhet… See more 사랑하다, 매우 좋아하다, 사랑… See more amar, adorar, amor… See more 喜欢某人, 爱，喜爱, 喜欢某物… See more amare, amore, affetto… See more любить… See more amar, querer, adorar… See more Need a translator? 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