WIKTIONARY

love

Noun

∙ Strong affection. uncountable
- ∙ A profound and caring affection towards someone.
- ∙ A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
- ∙ A profound feeling of trust and security towards a person or a deity.
- ∙ A feeling of care and mercy towards people or living beings in general.
- ∙ A deep or abiding liking for something.
∙ The object of one’s romantic feelings; a darling or sweetheart. countable
∙ A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings. colloquial, Britain
∙ A sexual desire; sexual activity. euphemistic
∙ Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
∙ A thin silk material. obsolete
∙ A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
∙ friend, mate; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, regardless of gender. colloquial, Yorkshire

Verb

∙ To have a strong affection for (someone or something). usually transitive, sometimes intransitive
∙ To need, thrive on. transitive
∙ To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like. transitive, colloquial
∙ To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something). usually transitive, sometimes intransitive
∙ To derive delight from a fact or situation. transitive
∙ To lust for. transitive
∙ To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.) transitive, euphemistic

Verb

∙ To praise; commend. transitive, obsolete or Britain dialectal
∙ To praise as of value; prize; set a price on. transitive, obsolete or Britain dialectal

Noun

Love

Proper noun

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