Love Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Love Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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\ ˈləv \
b : an assurance of affection
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// give her my love See Definitions and Examples »
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at love
: holding one's opponent scoreless in tennis
in love
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: inspired by affection
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4 : to thrive in
// the rose loves sunlight
intransitive verb
: to feel affection or experience desire
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Synonyms: Verb
appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value
Antonyms: Noun
abomination, hate, hatred, loathing, rancor
Antonyms: Verb
disvalue
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// … Eddie sees Vince's pure love of pool, and after years of thinking of
the game as merely a hustle, the older man suddenly falls back in love
with the game himself.
— Maureen Dowd, New York Times Magazine, 28 Sept. 1986
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// But the audience that fell in love with what these groups were doing in
the '80s has remained intensely loyal.
— Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022
// They were seen looking as in love as ever during a shopping trip in the
busy city yesterday.
— Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Aug. 2022
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Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Style: MLA
love noun
\ ˈləv \
2 : a great liking
// a love for reading
3 : a beloved person
love verb
loved; loving
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