love
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
a very strong warm feeling you have for someone you care about deeply
Their love grew stronger during the years they lived apart.
She writes about love and loss in most of her poems.
Love between parents and children is not always easy to explain.
Common collocations: fall in love · be in love with somebody · true love · a love story · show love
Part of: Positive emotions, Relationships, Family
Sense 2
- verb
- A1
to feel very strong warm feelings for another person
He has loved her since they met at university.
Children need to know that they are loved, whatever happens.
I love my grandmother more than anyone else in the world.
Common collocations: love somebody deeply · love each other · be loved · love somebody very much
Part of: Positive emotions, Relationships, Family
Sense 3
- verb
- A2
to like something very much or enjoy doing it a lot
I love swimming in the sea early in the morning.
She loves detective stories and reads one almost every week.
We love this café because nobody ever hurries you here.
Common collocations: love doing something · love to do something · really love · would love to
Part of: Positive emotions, Attitudes and opinions