Love Definition
See also Love,
løve,
lőve,
and lové
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English, from Old English lufu (“love, affection, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *lubō (“love”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, *leubh- (“love, care, desire”). Cognate with Old Frisian luve (“love”), Old High German luba (“love”). Related to Old English lēof (“dear, beloved”), līefan (“to allow, approve of”), Latin libō, lubō (“to please”). More at lief.
Noun
love (countable and uncountable; plural loves)
- (uncountable) An intense feeling of affection and care towards another person.
- A mother’s love is not easily shaken.
- (uncountable) A deep or abiding liking for something.
- My love of cricket knows no bounds.
- (uncountable) A profound and caring attraction towards someone.
- Your love is the most important thing in my life.
- (countable) The object of one’s romantic feelings; a darling or sweetheart
- I met my love by the gasworks wall.
- (colloquial) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
- Hello, love, how can I help you?
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
strong affection
- Afrikaans: liefde
- Albanian: dashuri sq(sq) f.
- Arabic: حب ar(ar) (Hubb) m., محبة ar(ar) (maHábba) f.
- Aramaic: ܚܘܒܐ
- Armenian: սեր hy(hy) (ser)
- Azeri: sevgi az(az), eşq az(az), eşq az(az)
- Bashkir: мөхәббәт (møxæbbæt)
- Belarusian: любоў be(be) (ljubóŭ) f., кахання be(be) (kaxánnja) n.
- Bosnian: ljubav bs(bs) f.
- Breton: karantez br(br) f.
- Bulgarian: любов bg(bg) (ljubóv) f., обич bg(bg) (obič) f.
- Catalan: amor ca(ca) m.
- Cebuano: gugma
- Cherokee: ᏥᎨᏳᎢ chr(chr) (tsigeyui)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 愛 cmn(cmn), 爱 cmn(cmn) (ài), 愛情 cmn(cmn), 爱情 cmn(cmn) (àiqíng)
- Chuvash: юрату
- Crimean Tatar: süygü
- Croatian: ljubav hr(hr) f.
- Czech: láska cs(cs) f.
- Danish: kærlighed da(da) c.
- Dutch: liefde nl(nl) f.
- Esperanto: amo eo(eo), korinklino eo(eo), kareco eo(eo)
- Estonian: armastus et(et)
- Ewe: lɔlɔ̃
- Filipino: pag-ibig, pagmamahal
- Finnish: rakkaus fi(fi)
- French: amour fr(fr) m.
- Gagauz: sevgi
- Georgian: სიყვარული ka(ka) (siqvaruli)
- German: Liebe de(de) f., Zuneigung de(de) f.
- Greek: αγάπη el(el) (agápi) f.
- Hawaiian: aloha
- Hebrew: אהבה he(he) (ahavá) f.
- Hiligaynon: higugma
- Hindi: प्यार hi(hi) (pyār) m., प्रेम hi(hi) (prem) m., इश्क़ hi(hi) (išq) m., मुहब्बत hi(hi) (muhabbat) f.
- Hungarian: szeretet hu(hu), szerelem hu(hu)
- Icelandic: elska is(is), ást is(is)
- Indonesian: cinta id(id) (of someone), suka id(id) (of something)
- Interlingua: amor
- Irish: grá ga(ga) m.
- Italian: amore it(it) m.
- Japanese: 愛 ja(ja) (あい, ai), 愛情 ja(ja) (あいじょう, aijō)
- Kamba: wendo
- Karachay-Balkar: сюймеклик (sjuymeklik)
- Kazakh: ғашыктык kk(kk) (ʁaʃɯktɯk), махаббат kk(kk) (maxabbat)
- Khmer: សេចក្ដីស្រឡាញ់ (saych-gday sraluñ)
- Kikuyu: wendo
- Korean: 사랑 ko(ko) (sarang), 애정 ko(ko) (aejeong)
- Kyrgyz: сүйүү (syjyy), макаббат (maqabbat)
- Latin: amor la(la) m., caritas la(la) f.
- Latvian: mīlestība lv(lv) f., mīla lv(lv) f.
- Lithuanian: meilė lt(lt)
- Luhya: vuyanzi
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- Luxembourgish: Léift lb(lb) f.
- Macedonian: љубов mk(mk) (ljúbov) f.
- Maori: aroha mi(mi)
- Meru: wendo
- Meänkieli: rakhaus
- Nanticoke: quámmősch
- Norwegian: kjærlighet no(no)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kjærleik nn(nn)
- Novial: amo
- Old Provençal: amor
- Old Prussian: mīli
- Ossetian: уарзондзинад
- Persian: عشق (eshq), مهر (mehr)
- Polish: miłość pl(pl) f.
- Portuguese: amor pt(pt)
- Punjabi: ਪਿਆਰ (piār) m.
- Romanian: iubire ro(ro), dragoste ro(ro), amor ro(ro)
- Romansch: charezza rm(rm) f.
- Russian: любовь ru(ru) (ljubóv’) f.
- Samoan: alofa sm(sm)
- Sanskrit: प्रीतिः sa(sa) (prītiḥ)
- Scottish Gaelic: gràdh m., spèis f., rùn gd(gd) m.
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: љубав sr(sr) f.
- Roman: ljubav f.
- Sindhi: محبت sd(sd) (mahbbàtà) f., عشق sd(sd) ('išqù) m., پیار sd(sd) (pyārù) m., لَنو sd(sd) (lôve) m.
- Sinhalese: ආදරය si(si) (ādaraya)
- Slovak: láska sk(sk) f.
- Slovene: ljubezen sl(sl) f.
- Spanish: amor es(es) m.
- Swahili: upendo sw(sw)
- Swedish: kärlek sv(sv) c.
- Tagalog: pag-ibig; pagmamahal
- Tajik: мухаббат tg(tg) (muxabbat), Ишқ tg(tg) (işq)
- Tamil: காதல் ta(ta) (Kadhal) (sexual love between a man and a woman), அன்பு ta(ta), பாசம் ta(ta)
- Tatar:
- Cyrillic: ярату
- Roman: jaratu
- Telugu: ప్రేమ te(te) (prEma)
- Thai: ความรัก th(th) (khwamrak)
- Turkish: sevgi tr(tr), aşk tr(tr)
- Turkmen: yşk tk(tk), söýgi tk(tk)
- Ukrainian: любов uk(uk) (ljubóv) f., кохання uk(uk) (koxánnja) n.
- Urdu: محبت ur(ur) (muhabbat) f., عشق ur(ur) ('išq) m., پیار ur(ur) (pyār) m.
- Uyghur: (muhebbet)
- Uzbek: sevgi, muhabbat
- Vietnamese: tình yêu vi(vi)
- Volapük: löf vo(vo), lelöf vo(vo)
- Welsh: cariad cy(cy) m.
- West Frisian: leafde
- Yakut: таптал (taptal)
- Yiddish: אַהבֿה yi(yi) (aave) f. ([divine] love), ליבע yi(yi) (libe) f. (love, love affair, romance), ליבשאַפֿט yi(yi) (libshaft) f. (love, fondness, affection)
- Zulu: uthando zu(zu)
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romantic feelings
- Albanian: dashuri sq(sq) f.
- Arabic: حب ar(ar) (Hubb) m., محبة ar(ar) (maHábba) f.
- Armenian: սեր hy(hy) (ser)
- Azeri: eşq az(az)
- Bashkir: мөхәббәт (mökhebbet)
- Basque: maitea
- Belarusian: любоў be(be) (ljubóŭ) f., кахання be(be) (kaxánnja) n.
- Bosnian: ljubav bs(bs) f.
- Breton: karantez br(br) f.
- Bulgarian: любов bg(bg) (ljubóv) f., обич bg(bg) (obič) f.
- Catalan: amor ca(ca) m.
- Cebuano: paghigugma
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 戀 cmn(cmn), 恋 cmn(cmn) (liàn), 愛戀 cmn(cmn), 爱恋 cmn(cmn) (àiliàn), 戀愛 cmn(cmn), 戀愛 cmn(cmn) (liàn'ài)
- Croatian: ljubav hr(hr) f.
- Czech: láska cs(cs) f.
- Danish: kærlighed da(da) c., romantik da(da) c.
- Dutch: liefde nl(nl) f.
- Esperanto: amo eo(eo)
- Estonian: armastus et(et)
- Ewe: lɔlɔ̃
- Filipino: pag-ibig, pagmamahal
- Finnish: romantiikka, lempi (physical or poetic), rakkaus
- French: amour fr(fr) m.
- German: Liebe de(de) f.
- Greek: αγάπη el(el) (agápi) f., έρωτας el(el) (érotas) m.
- Hebrew: אהבה he(he) (ahavá) f.
- Hindi: प्यार hi(hi) (pyār) m., प्रेम hi(hi) (prem) m., इश्क़ hi(hi) (išq) m., मुहब्बत hi(hi) (muhabbat) f.
- Hungarian: szerelem hu(hu)
- Icelandic: elska is(is)
- Interlingua: amor
- Irish: grá ga(ga) m.
- Italian: amore it(it) m.
- Japanese: 恋 ja(ja) (こい, koi), 恋愛 ja(ja) (れんあい, ren'ai)
- Kabyle: tayri (θeɪɹi)
- Khmer: សេចក្ដីស្រឡាញ់ (saych-gday sraluñ)
- Korean: 사랑 ko(ko) (sarang), 연정 ko(ko) (yeonjeong), 애정 ko(ko) (aejeong)
- Kyrgyz: сүйүү (süyüü), макаббат (maqabbat)
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- Latin: amor la(la) m.
- Latvian: mīlestība lv(lv) f., mīla lv(lv) f.
- Lithuanian: meilė lt(lt)
- Luxembourgish: Léift lb(lb) f.
- Macedonian: љубов mk(mk) (ljúbov) f.
- Malayalam: സ്നേഹം ml(ml) (sneham), ഇഷ്ടം ml(ml) (ishtam), പ്രണയം ml(ml) (pranayam), അനുരാഗം ml(ml) (anuragam)
- Meänkieli: rakhaus
- Norwegian: kjærlighet no(no) m.
- Novial: amo
- Old Prussian: mīli, mīlin
- Persian: عشق (eshq), مهر (mehr)
- Polish: miłość pl(pl) f.
- Portuguese: amor pt(pt)
- Punjabi: ਪਿਆਰ pa(pa) (piār) m.
- Romanian: amor ro(ro), iubire ro(ro)
- Russian: любовь ru(ru) (ljubóv’) f.
- Sanskrit: प्रीतिः sa(sa) (prītiḥ)
- Scottish Gaelic: gaol m., gràdh m., rùn gd(gd) m.
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: љубав sr(sr) f.
- Roman: ljubav f.
- Sinhalese: ආදරය si(si) (ādaraya)
- Slovak: láska sk(sk) f.
- Slovene: ljubezen sl(sl) f.
- Spanish: amor es(es) m.
- Swahili: upendo sw(sw)
- Swedish: kärlek sv(sv) c.
- Tagalog: pag-ibig, pagmamahal
- Tatar:
- Cyrillic: ярату
- Roman: yaratu
- Thai: ความรัก th(th) (khwamrak)
- Turkish: sevgi tr(tr), aşk tr(tr)
- Ukrainian: любов uk(uk) (ljubóv) f., кохання uk(uk) (koxánnja) n.
- Urdu: محبت ur(ur) (muhabbat) f., عشق ur(ur) ('išq) m., پیار ur(ur) (pyār) m.
- Uzbek: sevgi, ishq, mehr
- Welsh: serch cy(cy) m.
- West Frisian: leafde
- Yakut: таптал (taptal)
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darling or sweetheart
- Albanian: dashur (i/e)
- Arabic: حبيب ar(ar) (Habiib) m., حبيبة ar(ar) (Habiiba) f., (when addressing) حبيبي ar(ar) (Habiibi)
- Armenian: սեր hy(hy) (ser)
- Basque: laztana
- Breton: karantez br(br), karantezig br(br)
- Catalan: amor ca(ca) m.
- Cebuano: hinigugma
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 情人 cmn(cmn) (qíngrén), 戀人 cmn(cmn), 恋人 cmn(cmn) (liànrén), 親愛的 cmn(cmn), 亲爱的 cmn(cmn) (qīn'ài-de), 寶貝 cmn(cmn), 宝贝 cmn(cmn) (bǎobèi), 甜心 cmn(cmn) (tiánxīn)
- Czech: lásko cs(cs) f.
- Danish: skat da(da), søde da(da), elskede da(da)
- Dutch: schat nl(nl)
- Esperanto: amato eo(eo)
- Ewe: lɔlɔ̃
- Filipino:
- second person: irog, mahal, sinta
- third person: iniibig, iniirog, irog, kasintahan, syota (informal)
- Finnish: rakas fi(fi), kulta fi(fi)
- French: amour fr(fr) m.
- German: Liebe de(de) f., Liebling de(de) m., Liebes de(de), Lieber de(de), Schatz de(de) m.
- Greek: αγάπη el(el) (agápi) f.
- Hebrew: אהוב he(he) (ahúv) m., אהובה he(he) (ahuvá) f.
- Irish: rún ga(ga) m., grá ga(ga) m.
- Italian: amore it(it) m.
- Japanese: 恋人 ja(ja) (こいびと, koibito)
- Korean: 연인 (yeon-in) 자기 (jagi: colloquial)
- Kyrgyz: жан (žan)
- Latin: amātor la(la) m., amātrix la(la) f.
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- Latvian: mīļais lv(lv) m., mīļā lv(lv) f., mīļums lv(lv) f., mīla lv(lv) m. and f.
- Luxembourgish: , Häerzi lb(lb) m.
- Macedonian: љубен mk(mk) (ljúben) m.,љубена mk(mk) (ljúbena) f.
- Malayalam: കാമുകി (പെണ്ണ്) ml(ml) (kamuki (female)), കാമുകന് (ആണ്) ml(ml) (kamukan (male))
- Norwegian: elskling no(no) m., kjæreste no(no), min elskede no(no)
- Persian: عزیز (aziz), دلبر (delbar), جان (jan)
- Polish: kochanie pl(pl), miłość pl(pl) f.
- Portuguese: amor pt(pt)
- Romanian: iubit ro(ro), iubită ro(ro)
- Russian: любимый ru(ru) (ljubímyj) m., любимая ru(ru) (ljubímaja) f.
- Scottish Gaelic: leannan m., gràdh m., gaol m., gràidhean m., gràidheag f., rùn m.
- Slovak: láska sk(sk) f.
- Slovene: ljubi sl(sl) m., ljuba f.
- Spanish: amor es(es) m., cariño es(es) m.
- Swahili: upendo sw(sw)
- Swedish: älskling sv(sv) c., käresta sv(sv)
- Tagalog:
- second person: irog, mahal, sinta
- third person: iniibig, iniirog, irog, kasintahan, syota (informal)
- Telugu: ప్రియురాలు (priyurAlu)
- Thai: ที่รัก (thirak), ยาหยี (yááyee), สุดที่รัก (sûd-tee-rak), คนรัก (kon-rak)
- Turkish: sevgilim tr(tr), aşkım tr(tr)
- Urdu: جان (jān) f.
- Vietnamese: cưng vi(vi)
- Welsh: cariad cy(cy)
- West Frisian: skat, leave, leafke
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Translations to be checked
- Greek: αγάπη (agápi) f., έρωτας (érotas) m. (Note: "αγάπη" refers to "pure" love, such as that between a mother and child or even between a non-erotic aspect of the love between a husband and wife, while έρωτας means erotic love, such as that between a girlfriend and boyfriend.)
- Guaraní: ayhu (t-)
- Indonesian: cinta id(id), kasih id(id), sayang id(id)
- Korean: 사랑 (sarang), 연애 (yeon-ae: emphasizes the partnership)
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- Romanian: dragoste ro(ro) f.
- Tagalog: mahal; irog; sinta; (colloq.: ney; lab; t'hart); pag-ibig; magmamahal
- Tamil: காதல் (sexual love between a man and a woman), அன்பு, பாசம்
- Tupinambá: aûsuba (t-)
- Volapük: löf
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Verb
to love (third-person singular simple present loves, present participle loving, simple past and past participle loved)
- (transitive) To have a strong affection for.
- I love my spouse.
- I love you.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VI
- "I know how difficult your position is," I said; "but don't feel that you are alone. There is--is one here who--who would do anything in the world for you," I ended lamely. She did not withdraw her hand, and she looked up into my face with tears on her cheeks and I read in her eyes the thanks her lips could not voice. Then she looked away across the weird moonlit landscape and sighed. Evidently her new-found philosophy had tumbled about her ears, for she was seemingly taking herself seriously. I wanted to take her in my arms and tell her how I loved her, and had taken her hand from the rail and started to draw her toward me when Olson came blundering up on deck with his bedding.
- (transitive) To need, thrive on.
- Mold loves moist, dark places.
- (transitive, colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
- I love walking barefoot on wet grass.
- I'd love to join the team.
- I love what you've done with your hair.
- (transitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to.
- "You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and your whole mind, and your whole soul; you shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matt. 22:37-38)
- (transitive) To derive delight from a fact or situation.
- I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.
- (transitive) To lust for.
- (transitive, euphemism) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)
- I wish I could love her all night long.
Antonyms
Translations
have a strong affection for
- Albanian: do sq(sq)
- American Sign Language: ILY@Side-PalmForward
- Arabic: حب ar(ar) (Hábba), أحب ar(ar) ('aHábba)
- Armenian: սիրել hy(hy) (sirel)
- Basque: maite izan, maitatu
- Belarusian: любіць be(be) (ljubíc’), кахаць be(be) (kaxác’)
- Bengali: ভালবাসা bn(bn) (bhalôbasha)
- Bosnian: voljeti bs(bs)
- Bulgarian: обичам bg(bg) (obíčam)
- Burmese: please add this translation if you can
- Catalan: estimar, voler
- Cebuano: higugma
- Cherokee: ᏥᎨᏳᎢ chr(chr) (tsigeyui)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 愛 cmn(cmn), 爱 cmn(cmn) (ài), 熱愛 cmn(cmn), 热爱 cmn(cmn) (rè’ài), 愛好 cmn(cmn), 爱好 cmn(cmn) (àihào), 愛戴 cmn(cmn), 爱戴 cmn(cmn) (àidài)
- Coptic: ⲙⲉ (me)
- Crimean Tatar: sevmek (northern dialect süymek)
- Croatian: voljeti hr(hr)
- Czech: milovat cs(cs)
- Danish: elsker da(da)
- Dutch: houden van nl(nl), beminnen nl(nl), liefhebben nl(nl), graag zien nl(nl)
- Egyptian: mr
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- Esperanto: ami eo(eo)
- Estonian: armastama et(et)
- Filipino: ibig, mahal
- Finnish: rakastaa fi(fi)
- French: aimer fr(fr)
- German: lieben de(de)
- Greek: αγαπώ el(el) (ağapó)
- Hebrew: אהב he(he) (aháv)
- Hindi: प्यार करना hi(hi) (pyār karnā), प्रेम करना hi(hi) (prem karnā)
- Hungarian: szeret hu(hu)
- Indonesian: cinta id(id)
- Interlingua: amar
- Italian: amare it(it)
- Japanese: 愛する ja(ja) (あいする, ai-surú), 恋する ja(ja) (こいする, koi-surú)
- Kazakh: сүю kk(kk) (süyu)
- Khmer: ស្រឡាញ់ (sraluñ)
- Korean: 사랑하다 ko(ko) (sarang-hada), 애정을 품다 ko(ko) (aejeong-eul pumda)
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: خۆشویستن ku(ku) (xoshwístin)
- Lao: ຮັກ lo(lo) (hak)
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- Latin: amō la(la)
- Latvian: mīlēt lv(lv)
- Lithuanian: mylėti lt(lt)
- Luo: hero
- Macedonian: љуби mk(mk) (ljúbi),сака mk(mk) (sáka)
- Malayalam: ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുക ml(ml) (ishtappeduka)
- Maltese: ħabb mt(mt)
- Marathi: प्रेम (prem)
- Marshallese: yokwe
- Norwegian: elske no(no)
- Novial: ama
- Old English: frēoġan ang(ang)
- Old Frisian: minnia
- Old Provençal: amar
- Persian: دوست داشتن fa(fa) (doost dashtan), عاشق بودن fa(fa) (asheq boodan), مهر ورزیدن fa(fa) (mehr varzidan)
- Polish: kochać pl(pl)
- Portuguese: amar pt(pt)
- Quechua: waylluy
- Romani: kamel
- Romanian: iubi, (se) îndrăgosti, adora
- Romansch: avair gugent, charezzar rm(rm)
- Russian: любить ru(ru) (ljubít’)
- Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can
- Serbian: voleti sr(sr), волети sr(sr), ljubiti sr(sr), љубити sr(sr)
- Slovak: milovať sk(sk), ľúbiť sk(sk)
- Slovene: ljubiti sl(sl), imeti rad sl(sl)
- Spanish: amar es(es), querer es(es)
- Sumerian: 𒆠𒉘 (KI.ÁG)
- Swahili: kupenda
- Swedish: älska sv(sv)
- Tagalog: ibig tl(tl), mahal tl(tl)
- Tamil: காதலி (romantic love), அன்பு செலுத்து (common love)
- Thai: รัก th(th) (rak)
- Tupinambá: aûsub (s-)
- Turkish: sevmek tr(tr)
- Ukrainian: любити uk(uk) (ljubýty), кохати uk(uk) (koxáty)
- Urdu: پیار کرنا ur(ur) (pyār karnā)
- Vietnamese: yêu vi(vi)
- Volapük: löfön vo(vo)
- Welsh: caru cy(cy)
- West Frisian: leaf hawwe, hâlde fan, beminne, leavje fy(fy)
- Wolof: mbëggéel wo(wo), mbeugeil wo(wo)
- !Xóõ: ǀnàm, tsāha, tào
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to need, thrive on
- Filipino: mahilig
- Hebrew: אהב he(he) (aháv)
- Macedonian: сака mk(mk) (sáka)
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be strongly inclined towards doing
- Arabic: حب ar(ar) (Hábba)
- Catalan: agradar
- Cebuano: gusto
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 喜歡 cmn(cmn), 喜欢 cmn(cmn) (xǐhuan), 愛好 cmn(cmn), 爱好 cmn(cmn) (àihào)
- Esperanto: ŝati eo(eo)
- Estonian: armastama et(et)
- Filipino: gusto, nais
- Finnish: pitää paljon, pitää kovasti, rakastaa
- French: aimer beaucoup, aimer bien, vouloir beaucoup
- German: lieben de(de)
- Greek: λατρεύω el(el) (latrévo), ποθώ el(el) (pothó), θέλω el(el) (thélo)
- Hebrew: אהב he(he) (aháv)
- Hungarian: szeret hu(hu)
- Italian: voler bene, amare
- Japanese: 気に入る ja(ja) (きにいる, ki-ni iru), 好きである ja(ja) (すきである, suki dearu)
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- Korean: 좋아하다 ko(ko) (joa-hada)
- Latvian: patikt, mīlēt
- Lithuanian: žavėtis lt(lt), mylėti lt(lt)
- Macedonian: љуби mk(mk) (ljúbi),милува mk(mk) (míluva)
- Norwegian: elske no(no), like no(no)
- Polish: uwielbiać pl(pl)
- Portuguese: adorar pt(pt), amar pt(pt)
- Romanian: dori, adora, venera,
- Russian: любить ru(ru) (ljubít’)
- Spanish: encantar es(es), gustar es(es), adorar es(es)
- Swahili: upendo sw(sw)
- Tagalog: gusto tl(tl), nais tl(tl)
- Turkish: sevmek tr(tr)
- Vietnamese: yêu vi(vi)
- Welsh: dwli ar
- West Frisian: hâlde fan, graach meie
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to lust for
- Filipino: nanasa
- Hebrew: רצה he(he) (ratzá)
- Swahili: upendo sw(sw)
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- Tagalog: nanasa tl(tl)
- Turkish: arzulamak tr(tr) c.
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(euphemistic): to have sex with
care about; will good for
- Cebuano: pagtagad
- Chinese:
- Simplified: 爱 (ài), 爱慕 (àimù), 疼爱 (téng’ài)
- Traditional: 愛, 愛慕, 疼愛
- Danish: elske da(da)
- Finnish: rakastaa fi(fi)
- German: lieben de(de), ehren de(de)
- Greek: εκτιμώ el(el) (ektimó), αγαπώ el(el) (ağapó)
- Hebrew: אהב he(he) (aháv)
- Korean: 애정 (aejeong)
- Latin: diligo la(la)
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Translations to be checked
- Albanian: dashuroj, dua
- Breton: karet, radical kar-
- Guaraní: ayhu (ah-)
- Hebrew: לעשות אהבה he(he) (la`asót ahavá), לתנות אהבים he(he) (letanót ahavím)
- Indonesian: cinta, kasih, sayang
- Kuna: sabgue
- Interlingua: amar
- Latin: amo
- Tupinambá: aûsub (s-)
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Derived terms
Terms derived from "love"
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
From the phrase Neither for love nor for money, meaning "nothing".
The previously held belief that it originated from the French term l’œuf (“the egg”), due to its shape, is no longer widely accepted.
Noun
love (uncountable)
- (racquet sports) zero, no score.
- So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.
Translations
zero
Statistics
Anagrams
Czech
Noun
love
- (slang) money
Danish
Etymology 1
See lov
Pronunciation
Noun
love c.
- Plural indefinite of lov.
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German lōve.
Pronunciation
Noun
love c.
- trust, faith
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Old Norse lofa.
Pronunciation
Verb
love (imperative lov, infinitive at love, present tense lover, past tense lovede, past participle har lovet)
- praise
- promise
Dutch
Verb
love
- singular present subjunctive of loven.
Anagrams
French
Verb
love
- first-person singular present indicative of lover.
- third-person singular present indicative of lover.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of lover.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of lover.
- second-person singular imperative of lover.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
love (plural loves)
- love
Norwegian
Etymology
Old Norse lofa
Verb
love
- To praise.
- To promise.
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