love

love¹ W1S1 [lʌv] v

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1¦(romantic attraction)¦

2¦(care about)¦

3¦(like/enjoy)¦

4¦(loyalty)¦

5 I love it!

6 somebody's going to love something

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1.) ¦(ROMANTIC ATTRACTION)¦ [T not in progressive]

to have a strong feeling of ↑affection for someone, combined with sexual attraction

▪ I love you, Tracy.

▪ He was the only man she had ever loved.

2.) ¦(CARE ABOUT)¦ [T not in progressive]

to care very much about someone, especially a member of your family or a close friend

▪ I love my grandad so much.

▪ I've always loved children.

much-loved/well-loved

▪ In 1941, her much-loved sister was killed in an accident.

▪ Many people feel guilty after the death of a loved one .

3.) ¦(LIKE/ENJOY)¦ [T]

to like something very much or enjoy doing something very much

▪ I love carrots.

▪ Jeff loves his work.

▪ I love the way she sings that song.

▪ Amy had always loved New York.

love doing sth

▪ I love going out to restaurants.

love to do sth

▪ We all love to talk about ourselves.

I'd love to (do sth)

spoken (=used to say that you would really like to do something)

▪ 'Would you like to come swimming with us?' 'I'd love to.'

▪ I'd have loved to have stayed till the end.

▪ I'd love to know just why they did that.

4.) ¦(LOYALTY)¦ [T not in progressive]

to have a strong feeling of loyalty to your country, an institution etc

▪ Dad's always loved the navy.

5.) I love it!

spoken used when you are amused by something, especially by someone else's mistake or bad luck

▪ 'And then her boyfriend walked in and saw her kissing Ray.' 'I love it!'

6.) sb's going to love sth

spoken

a) used to say that someone will enjoy something

▪ Listen guys, you're going to love this.

b) used to say that someone will not be pleased about something

▪ I'm going to love telling him we've changed our minds again.

→↑lover

love ²

love² W1S1 n

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1¦(for family/friends)¦

2¦(romantic)¦

3¦(person you love)¦

4¦(pleasure/enjoyment)¦

5 make love (to/with somebody)

6 send/give your love (to somebody)

7 love (from somebody)/lots of love/all my love

8 (my) love

9 be a love and ... / ... there's a love

10 there is no love lost between somebody and somebody

11¦(tennis)¦

12 not for love or/nor money

13 love triangle

14 for the love of God

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[: Old English; Origin: lufu]

1.) ¦(FOR FAMILY/FRIENDS)¦[U]

a strong feeling of caring about someone, especially a member of your family or a close friend

≠ ↑hate, hatred ↑hatred

▪ What these kids need is love and support.

love for

▪ a mother's love for her child

2.) ¦(ROMANTIC)¦[U]

a strong feeling of liking someone a lot combined with sexual attraction

love for

▪ Their love for each other grew deeper every day.

be/fall in love (with sb)

▪ I think I'm falling in love with Tom.

very much in love/madly in love/head over heels in love

▪ Tara is madly in love with you.

▪ When Lynne met Derek, it was love at first sight (=they loved each other the first time they saw each other) .

▪ a beautiful love song (=a song about romantic love)

▪ It's a love story (=a book, film etc about romantic love) .

true love

(=strong romantic love that remains for ever)

3.) ¦(PERSON YOU LOVE)¦

someone that you feel a strong romantic and sexual attraction to

▪ He was her first love .

the love of your life

(=the person that you feel or felt the most love for)

4.) ¦(PLEASURE/ENJOYMENT)¦

a) [singular, U]

a strong feeling of pleasure and enjoyment that something gives you

love of/for

▪ my love of nature

▪ He had a great love of music.

▪ I fell in love with Amsterdam the very first time I visited the city.

b)

something that gives you a lot of pleasure and enjoyment

▪ Sailing was her great love.

5.) make love (to/with sb)

a) to have sex with someone that you love

b) old use to say ↑loving things to someone, to kiss them etc

6.) send/give your love (to sb)

or send/give sb your love

to ask someone to give your ↑loving greetings to someone else when they see them, write to them etc

▪ Aunt Mary sends her love.

7.) love (from sb)/lots of love/all my love

written used at the end of a letter to a friend, a member of your family, or someone you love

▪ See you soon. Lots of love, Clare.

8.) (my) love

BrE spoken informal

a) a word used when you are talking to someone you love

= ↑darling

▪ 'Hello, love,' said her father.

b) a friendly way of talking to someone who you do not know, especially to a woman or child. Many women consider this to be impolite or offensive

▪ What's your name, love?

9.) be a love and ... / ... there's a love

BrE spoken used when you are asking someone, especially children and members of your family, to do something

▪ Give these to your sisters, there's a love.

10.) there is no love lost between sb and sb

if there is no love lost between two people, they dislike each other

11.) ¦(TENNIS)¦[U]

an expression meaning 'no points', used in the game of tennis

12.) not for love or/nor money informal

if you cannot get something or do something for love or money, it is impossible to obtain or to do

▪ I can't get hold of that book for love nor money.

13.) love triangle

a situation in which someone is having a sexual relationship with the partner of a close friend - used especially in newspapers

14.) for the love of God

old-fashioned spoken used to show that you are extremely angry, disappointed etc

→a labour of love at ↑labour¹ (4)