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Definition of love in English: lovenoun lʌvləv mass noun1An intense feeling of deep affection. babies fill parents with feelings of love their love for their country Example sentencesExamples - Brotherly love comes at a price, it seems.
- If there is one thing to beat crime it is love, love for our children, love for our family and friends, and love for all!
- His love for children and affection for the sick have endeared him to all.
- It is a moving account of his time in Chile, his love for the people and their love for him.
- "I, too, have known a mother's love for her child.
- The conscientious objectors have nothing but admiration, pride and love for their homeland.
- My brother, and his real, strong love for me that was able to pull me back into the world I know.
- That year he moved to London but his love for Wales was strong and he eventually settled permanently there.
- Each one is very powerful, but none of them is as strong as your love for your daughter.
- There is no romance involved, still the affection and love for a friend is implied and understood.
- He was acting on his love for her and his strong need to make sure that she and their baby were being taken care of.
- Is it a story about love for your family, love for your country, a revolution.
- He has expressed his love for his mother in the most tender, touching terms.
- The long periods of separation never affected her love for her mother.
- His devotion to his work and his love for children made him popular with both pupils and parents.
- I guess Michael and I were trying to find a way to express our brotherly love for one another.
- In short, how can there be love for the country without love for the people?
- Yet they still retain a strong love for their mother land, its culture and its traditions.
- But the biggest thing in Amanda's life was children, her incredible love for them and devotion to them.
- In my book, a mother's love for her child is the highest form of human love.
Synonyms deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment compassion, care, caring, regard, solicitude, concern, warmth, friendliness, friendship, kindness, charity, goodwill, sympathy, kindliness, altruism, philanthropy, unselfishness, benevolence, brotherliness, sisterliness, fellow feeling, humanity relationship, love affair, affair, romance, liaison, affair of the heart, intrigue, amour - 1.1 A strong feeling of affection and sexual attraction for someone.
they were both in love with her we were slowly falling in love Example sentencesExamples - She did not overtly try to attract Edgar, but he was still falling in love with her.
- His last kiss still tingled on her lips, and she glowed in the warmth of the sun and their love for each other.
- He lost his ambition and forgot everything but his love for this unworthy woman.
- My love for her was as strong as ever, as it is now, at this very moment.
- Falling in love with Maria, he comes to question rigid definitions of masculine and feminine.
- There is a possibility of love at first sight and even a hasty marriage.
- Why can't two people our age fall in love and stay in love for the rest of our lives?
- I had to try to put my intense passionate love for him to the side and be his friend.
- Unrequited love is a painful thing to see.
- He unexpectedly finds himself falling in love with a young refugee.
- Passionate mutual love does not outweigh the imperatives of the class structure as they are presented in the novel.
- She frequently accuses me of cheating on her, or falling in love with someone else.
- Finding love is a hard thing to do, but don't fret.
- You were falling in love with her, she already loved you, and you made a great couple.
- We have always happy together and our love for each other has been strong and growing for sometime now.
- If your recent post is anything to go by, her love for you is as strong as ever!
- I might add that I have felt an intense passion and love for one man several years ago.
- I'm sure even if you somehow did end up falling in love with her, she'd never allow it.
- It seemed completely unreal, the kisses we shared and how he said he was falling in love with me.
- Try falling in love with someone who is from a different country and speaks a different language.
Synonyms besotted with, infatuated with, enamoured of, love-struck by, smitten with, passionate about, with a passion for, consumed with desire for captivated by, bewitched by, enthralled by, entranced by devoted to, doting on informal mad/crazy/nuts/wild/potty about, bowled over by, carrying a torch for North American informal twitterpated by - 1.2 Affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one's behalf.
Example sentencesExamples - Everyone who knew David sends condolences and love to Janet at this sorrowful time.
- Now, I don't know her, but my heart goes out to her, and I'm sending my love.
- We send all our love and heartfelt sorrow for all your family and everybody who knew and loved you.
- I send her all my love, I know what it feels like, remember Debbie- me and my mum are always here for you.
- I send love to those who are here today and to those who cannot be here but who are listening.
- For all of you have traveled with us and are embarking on new journeys, we send you our love.
- All our love and best wishes on this special occasion from your family and friends.
- We send our love to a wonderful woman and all the best for a speedy recovery.
- Channel those emotions as you read this, and send me all your love and sympathy.
- We also send our best love to you and the children all wish that they were going on the same ship as their Father.
- Big Hugs to Tamsin. I'm sending all my love and best wishes to Tamsin who goes in for her operation today.
- Uncle Richard and Flora are still happy together, and they and Jamie send their love.
- Also all the rest of the assorted cousins and uncles and aunts send their love too.
- Give my love to mother and Sarah and the children.
- I send them all love and big hugs with lots of prayers to them and their families.
Synonyms best wishes, regards, good wishes, greetings, kind/kindest regards, felicitations, salutations, compliments, best, respects - 1.3 A formula for ending an affectionate letter.
take care, lots of love, Judy Example sentencesExamples - Looking forward to seeing you soon, Lots of love, Grannie
- Hmmm nothing of any import to say so I will sign off again, lots of love.
- All the very very best to you Tom, and lots of love from Charlie.
- 1.4 A personified figure of love, often represented as Cupid.
Example sentencesExamples - A winged Cupid, or Love, is represented as having gone before them, preparing the nuptial feast.
- Love is shown as armed with bows and arrows.
- Dante stands on the left, led by Love who bends to kiss Beatrice.
2A great interest and pleasure in something. Example sentencesExamples - I had a great interest and love of music, and music was always a part of the family, but no one had ever pursued it.
- You'll need to read this book to taste his love of the hurley, the alley and hurling itself.
- And these days he loves nothing more than combining his love of running with his passion for travel.
- They share a mutual love of music and both are very deep thinkers.
- He is remembered for his joviality and zest for life and love of the game.
- Though her appreciation and love for music never subsided, Jen did not actively compose again for several years.
- He lived on a farm in the country and grew up with an appreciation and love for nature.
- His love of animals preceded his love of gardening, and he says a good gardener is automatically a naturalist.
- Liam in his reply spoke of his love of the game and the enjoyment he still gets out of coaching.
- He loved his music and he passed on his love for music to his children.
- Willie was the local historian, a very popular man who had a great interest and love of his locality.
- But he is one of life's great enthusiasts and his love of his subject is getting quite infectious.
- So passionate is my love of opera, that I crave any activity that extends my time in the Arts Centre.
- Though coming from a football heartland, he had an even bigger interest and love for hurling.
- There is no questioning his enthusiasm and love for the game and you are always off to a good start when you have that kind of passion.
- The fact that you would do it for free is just an indicator of your passion and love for it.
- Ian drinks his coffee and talks enthusiastically about his love of singing.
- She dwells on her charming manner, love of clothes, loyalty to her brother and, in later life, to her adoptive city.
- He turned his love of surfing into a company worth more than half a billion dollars.
- Years later he has combined his love for zoology with his appreciation of the female form.
Synonyms liking, weakness, partiality, bent, leaning, proclivity, inclination, disposition enjoyment, appreciation, soft spot, taste, delight, relish, passion, zeal, appetite, zest, enthusiasm, keenness, predilection, penchant, fondness 3count noun A person or thing that one loves. she was the love of his life their two great loves are tobacco and whisky Example sentencesExamples - She tours America and in the process of winning recognition she betrays her loves and her artistic beliefs.
- This tale of country folk, their loves and hates, their customs, is like a prescription for our troubled age.
- My job and my family are both great loves of my life and have helped.
- The talk covered not only her life and loves but also family and domestic life in the 13 th century.
- His chief love is painting, sorry, his two chief loves are painting and some old guru or other.
- By the time he was a young man, his two great loves, politics and horse-racing, soon became apparent.
- She is fascinated with history and theatre, two loves passed down from her mother.
- By the end of the trip I knew she had two loves; her son and her carpets.
- The two loves of the club crooner's life were always his wife - and song.
- The lives, loves and actions of everybody are shrunk down so that everyone can have their fifteen minutes of fame.
- He had three great, simple loves in his life, his family and friends, his football and his faith.
- While she was a singer first and foremost, she is loathe to choose between her two loves.
- The prolific writer spent his life combining his two great loves - writing and the Lake District.
- She was a young woman who had many loves in her life - most of which revolved around her family.
- Music was one of his great loves and before long he could play several instruments.
Synonyms beloved, loved one, love of one's life, dear, dearest, dear one, darling, sweetheart, sweet, sweet one, angel, honey lover, boyfriend, girlfriend, significant other, betrothed, paramour, inamorata, inamorato British informal boyf, girlf - 3.1British informal A friendly form of address.
Example sentencesExamples - It's alright my love, what you want to know I'll tell you. Ask me.
- It's alright my love. We're all feeling emotional.
- It's alright my love! I'm here! Everything will be just fine!
- It's alright my love you are safe with me.
- 3.2a loveinformal Used in affectionate requests.
don't fret, there's a love Example sentencesExamples - "Don't choke 'im, there's a love".
- "Emily, my dear," said the spinster aunt, with a patronising air, "don't talk so loud, love."
- Stop complaining about free speech and don't be a hypocrite, there's a love.
4(in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil. Example sentencesExamples - The running tennis score of each of the games is expressed in a style peculiar to tennis: score in a game from zero to three points is represented as zero (or "love"), fifteen, thirty, and forty correspondingly.
- More so in the second set where Jones held four out of five service games at love.
- To come back from two sets to love and win it is an awesome feeling.
verb lʌvləv [with object]1Feel deep affection or sexual love for (someone) Example sentencesExamples - But after this, I'll do whatever I have to do to keep him because he's shown he loves me.
- There are hot croissants downstairs, and a man who loves me despite and because of everything.
- His love wasn't true and you will find someone who loves you and really respects you.
- She's rung me and told me she loves him, he loves her and they want to be together but I can't accept that.
- That's why if I could have one wish, it would be for you to never stop loving me.
- Though you tried to deny it, you must trust your heart that deep inside you love him.
- He replies talking about having a wife he loves and who loves him, a wonderful daughter and a good life.
- Many a woman's mother has suggested that it is a good idea to marry a man who loves you more than you love him.
- Your daughter may already know that this man is taking advantage of her but, as she loves him, she may be unable to resist his charm.
- He truly did love her, and deep down he knew his family would too, but he was still nervous.
- I have hinted that this is a bad thing but she says that she loves him.
- "I love you baby, " Kelly says, hugging her.
- I love you baby, and that's all that matters.
- Of course he loves you, and he always will.
- He loves his wife, enjoys her world, shares her clothes, goes shopping with her.
- To find someone you are compatible with and who loves you is enough.
- I believe her when she says she loves me and I know I mean it when I say I love her.
- A part of me hoped that deep down he really did love me for that.
- Maybe then, and only then, could I truly be loved in return?
- The sense of disappointment left me empty inside, obviously nobody loves me.
Synonyms be in love with, be infatuated with, be smitten with, be besotted with, be passionate about care very much for, feel deep affection for, hold very dear, adore, think the world of, be devoted to, dote on, cherish, worship, idolize, treasure, prize informal be mad/crazy/nuts/wild/potty about, have a pash on, carry a torch for - 1.1 Like or enjoy very much.
Example sentencesExamples - "I thought all girls love to dance.
- After that I'd get out and do lots of gardening; I love gardening.
- "Our fans love to see quality homegrown talent.
- But something slowly began to dawn on me - I still loved what I did.
- We contemplated going in several directions, but we've always loved what we've done.
- Pete is not able to say that the crowds have always loved watching him play.
- The many teenagers in the audience loved the music and seemed to know every number.
- I'd absolutely love to hear what you have to say!
- What we do is for people who really love his music.
- Some of the local children absolutely loved the idea of finding bugs and learning more about their native environment.
- I would absolutely love to hear about it.
- The guy loves music, and this was apparent every single time he was onstage.
- During his free time, my husband loves working on computers and audiovisual systems.
- The children have really loved the whole idea of it.
- The rustic cottage, constructed with pine slats, was the home of a man who loved the outdoors.
- But thousands of ordinary people would love the chance to enjoy opera more fully.
- He loved working in his garage and being in the bush, cutting wood.
- How could our kid not love the great outdoors?
- She loved gardening and flowers and spent many happy and contented days in the garden.
- Sarah loves the outdoors and enjoys swimming, surfing, gardening, cooking and camping.
Synonyms like very much, delight in, enjoy greatly, have a passion for, take great pleasure in, derive great pleasure from, have a great liking for, be addicted to, relish, savour have a weakness for, be partial to, have a soft spot for, have a taste for, be taken with, have a predilection for, have a proclivity for, have a penchant for informal get a kick from/out of, have a thing about/for, be mad for/about, be crazy/nuts/wild/potty about, be hooked on, go a bundle on, get off on, get a buzz from/out of
Phrases 1Develop a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone. I've fallen in love with you we were slowly falling in love - 1.1Develop a deep liking for something.
I came to San Francisco to visit a friend and fell in love with the city
1Cease to feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone. Mike thought his wife had fallen out of love with him - 1.1Become disenchanted with something.
he admitted to falling out of love with the game
For pleasure rather than profit. he played for the love of the game Example sentencesExamples - And Jeff loved what he did, and he did it for love, not money.
- The answer to that question is that he did it by himself - single-handedly, and he did it for love.
- It's not a lot of money, so we do it for love, we do it because we have this commitment.
- Did anyone seriously imagine that he was managing England for love rather than money?
Used to accompany an urgent request or to express annoyance or surprise. for the love of God, get me out of here! Example sentencesExamples - And if you do break down, for the love of God, PUSH YOUR CAR INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE.
- If I should ever be in a vegetative state and kept alive on life support, please, for the love of God, don't ever show me in that condition on national television.
- As for the rest of you - for the love of God, please stop.
- Please, for the love of God, write something better…
- Don't let this happen - for the love of God, think of the children!
- I've got no trouble with sexy little clothes, but for the love of God, it's the middle of winter!
- Oh, for the love of God, don't do this to me now!
- Just get down there and try, for the love of God!
- Please, for the love of God, TELL ME WHAT YOU SAID!
- Oh, for the love of God, Erin, please do not cry!
informal Used to accompany an exasperated request or to express dismay. for the love of Mike take off those shoes! Example sentencesExamples - He's my man-servant, not a plutocrat, for the love of Mike!
- Forget pounds - why, for the love of Mike would you want to work with pounds?
- 'Cut it out and just take some normal pictures, for the love of Mike.’
proverb Loving someone makes you unable to see their faults. I don't see why he bothered with her but then, love is blind Example sentencesExamples - Americans love baseball and, as they say, love is blind, which is why in the current controversy it's easy to overlook the history of cheating in the game.
- They say love is blind, but Kelly must have lost all her senses.
- They say love is blind, and too much devotion to a company can sometimes mean overlooking some pretty obvious shortcomings.
- Even where love is blind, it was obvious that Julian had been inept at studies, and his prospects were fair at best.
- It's true that online dating isn't always safe and we are definitely cautioned against it, but like they say, love is blind and mistakes are bound to happen when we fail to see the truth.
proverb If you love someone, you must accept everything about them, even their faults. Example sentencesExamples - I'm one of those people who has taken to heart the old saying "love me, love my dog."
the love that dare not speak its name 1An allusive term for homosexuality. Synonyms sexual orientation, orientation, sexual preference, leaning, persuasion - 1.1Used to refer to a preference or practice regarded as unacceptable or taboo.
a fondness for nuclear power was the love that dare not speak its name among green campaigners Example sentencesExamples - Redistribution remains the policy that dare not speak its name.
- It is the love that dare not speak its name - the love for the atomic bomb and for nuclear power.
- There are many types of love, a man's love for a fine wine, or the love shared by a young couple just beginning a romance, but today we are concerned with the love that dare not speak its name, a website's love for a local football manager.
- During the 1990s, avarice was the love that dare not speak its name.
- One Tory MP has suggested that Europhilia on his party's backbenches was now "the love that dare not speak its name".
- For the LNP, privatisation could be the love that dare not speak its name.
- I have fallen prey to the love that dare not speak its name: I am in the thrall of a music that is not cool, never will be cool, and never has been cool.
- On the other side, immigration is the issue that dare not speak its name.
- While he was helping flog 13 million records to teenyboppers, he harboured a love that dare not speak its name: he adored rock.
1Have sexual intercourse. one of the young men makes love to a village girl in the morning they made love Example sentencesExamples - The idea was that parents loved each other, got married, made love, and babies resulted.
- She no longer wants to make love, whereas before we had a very good sex life.
- Being gay means that the ordinary relationship between making love and having children is severed.
- Or it might involve being interrupted while making love or excessive worry about areas such as work, family life or finances.
- She never initiates sex, and never really gets into it when we do make love.
- We kissed and that night we went back to her house and we made love.
- They said they had lost a sense of intimacy and were no longer making love.
- Things wouldn't be so bad if we hadn't made love, but we have quite a few times.
- Our feelings have grown stronger, we are closer than ever and we make love regularly.
- We'd talk lots and make love lots - and then talk lots again and make love lots again.
Synonyms have sex, have sexual intercourse, go to bed (together), sleep together British informal bonk, do it, make whoopee, get one's oats North American informal get it on vulgar slang fuck, screw, shag, hump, do the business, have it away/off British vulgar slang knob, roger formal copulate, fornicate dated couple 2Pay amorous attention to (someone).
informal Not in any circumstances. they'll not return for love or money Example sentencesExamples - He has taken on an unselfish task, not for love or money, for the first time in his life.
- A young woman on a cross-country train from Vancouver to Toronto has a child by a visiting Indian student because of ‘the fact that you couldn't get condoms around the Calgary station, not for love or money.’
- This compromise I would not make, not for love or money or threats of a lonely old age.
- You have my admiration, I would not be able to do it, not for love or money.
- We never lend, rent or give our mailing list nor any customer information to anyone, not for love or money.
- Some guitars you don't let go, not for love or money… and this is one of them.
Synonyms not at all, certainly not, not for a moment, not in any circumstances, not under any circumstances, in no circumstances, under no circumstances, on no account
there's no (or little or not much) love lost between There is mutual dislike between (the people mentioned) there's no love lost between Scott and me Example sentencesExamples - There is not much love lost between the competitors.
- ‘There is certainly no love lost between the two teams,’ he said.
- There was not much love lost between the two cities, and that intense civic pride was reflected by local radio.
- There is often little love lost between lawyer and defendant especially if the client goes to jail.
- Certainly there will be no love lost between not only the players of these two clubs, but also between the two teams' coaching staffs.
- The fact that there is no love lost between champion and contender has added spice to their battles in recent years; they respect each other, of course, but that's about the limit of their mutual feelings.
- There is little love lost between the former monopolist and the new competitors.
- There's obviously no love lost between Eddie and Tim.
- These nations have a long history of warfare and there is little love lost between any of them.
- There is little love lost between them, although mutual respect burns strongly.
Derivatives adjective The world has lost one of the greatest, most prolific, most original and most loveworthy mathematicians of all time. Example sentencesExamples - I've only met you the one time, but I thought you seemed like a very loveworthy person.
- The two twentieth-century theologians describe God with the German word, liebenswürdig, which nicely communicates the notion that God is both lovely and loveworthy.
Origin Old English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati 'desires', Latin libet 'it is pleasing', libido 'desire', also by leave2 and lief. As you might expect, love is almost as old as time. The word's ancient root is also the source of Latin lubido ‘desire’ (which gave us libido (early 20th century)). Love is blind goes back to classical times, but first appeared in English in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the 14th century. Lewis Carroll appears to have been the first to use love makes the world go round, in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865—he may have based it on a French folk song with the lines c'est l'amour, l'amour, l'amour, Qui fait la monde à la ronde, ‘it is love, love, love that makes the world go round’. In 1967 the Beatles sang ‘All You Need is Love’, and a slogan associated with the weepie film Love Story (1970) was ‘Love means never having to say you're sorry’. The love that dare not speak its name is homosexuality. The description is by the poet Lord Alfred Douglas, whose association with Oscar Wilde led to Wilde being imprisoned in Reading gaol for homosexual activity. The use of love in tennis and squash for a score of zero apparently derives from the phrase to play for love, that is for the love of the game, not for money. A popular explanation connects it with French l'oeuf ‘egg’, from the resemblance in shape between an egg and a zero (see also duck). One caricature of actors is that they all gushingly call each other ‘love’. In the late 20th century an actor, or anyone actively involved in entertainment, came to be a luvvy, a respelling of lovey, an affectionate term of address used since the mid 18th century.
Rhymes above, dove, glove, guv, shove, tug-of-love Definition of love in US English: lovenounləvləv 1An intense feeling of deep affection. babies fill parents with feelings of love their love for their country Example sentencesExamples - His love for children and affection for the sick have endeared him to all.
- Brotherly love comes at a price, it seems.
- If there is one thing to beat crime it is love, love for our children, love for our family and friends, and love for all!
- The conscientious objectors have nothing but admiration, pride and love for their homeland.
- In my book, a mother's love for her child is the highest form of human love.
- The long periods of separation never affected her love for her mother.
- There is no romance involved, still the affection and love for a friend is implied and understood.
- Yet they still retain a strong love for their mother land, its culture and its traditions.
- My brother, and his real, strong love for me that was able to pull me back into the world I know.
- That year he moved to London but his love for Wales was strong and he eventually settled permanently there.
- I guess Michael and I were trying to find a way to express our brotherly love for one another.
- It is a moving account of his time in Chile, his love for the people and their love for him.
- Each one is very powerful, but none of them is as strong as your love for your daughter.
- In short, how can there be love for the country without love for the people?
- His devotion to his work and his love for children made him popular with both pupils and parents.
- He has expressed his love for his mother in the most tender, touching terms.
- But the biggest thing in Amanda's life was children, her incredible love for them and devotion to them.
- He was acting on his love for her and his strong need to make sure that she and their baby were being taken care of.
- Is it a story about love for your family, love for your country, a revolution.
- "I, too, have known a mother's love for her child.
Synonyms deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment compassion, care, caring, regard, solicitude, concern, warmth, friendliness, friendship, kindness, charity, goodwill, sympathy, kindliness, altruism, philanthropy, unselfishness, benevolence, brotherliness, sisterliness, fellow feeling, humanity relationship, love affair, affair, romance, liaison, affair of the heart, intrigue, amour - 1.1 A deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone.
they were both in love with her we were slowly falling in love it was love at first sight Example sentencesExamples - Finding love is a hard thing to do, but don't fret.
- If your recent post is anything to go by, her love for you is as strong as ever!
- She frequently accuses me of cheating on her, or falling in love with someone else.
- Passionate mutual love does not outweigh the imperatives of the class structure as they are presented in the novel.
- He unexpectedly finds himself falling in love with a young refugee.
- I'm sure even if you somehow did end up falling in love with her, she'd never allow it.
- My love for her was as strong as ever, as it is now, at this very moment.
- I had to try to put my intense passionate love for him to the side and be his friend.
- Falling in love with Maria, he comes to question rigid definitions of masculine and feminine.
- Try falling in love with someone who is from a different country and speaks a different language.
- There is a possibility of love at first sight and even a hasty marriage.
- She did not overtly try to attract Edgar, but he was still falling in love with her.
- Unrequited love is a painful thing to see.
- Why can't two people our age fall in love and stay in love for the rest of our lives?
- His last kiss still tingled on her lips, and she glowed in the warmth of the sun and their love for each other.
- We have always happy together and our love for each other has been strong and growing for sometime now.
- You were falling in love with her, she already loved you, and you made a great couple.
- It seemed completely unreal, the kisses we shared and how he said he was falling in love with me.
- He lost his ambition and forgot everything but his love for this unworthy woman.
- I might add that I have felt an intense passion and love for one man several years ago.
Synonyms besotted with, infatuated with, enamoured of, love-struck by, smitten with, passionate about, with a passion for, consumed with desire for - 1.2 Affectionate greetings conveyed to someone on one's behalf.
Example sentencesExamples - I send them all love and big hugs with lots of prayers to them and their families.
- Also all the rest of the assorted cousins and uncles and aunts send their love too.
- Now, I don't know her, but my heart goes out to her, and I'm sending my love.
- Channel those emotions as you read this, and send me all your love and sympathy.
- For all of you have traveled with us and are embarking on new journeys, we send you our love.
- Big Hugs to Tamsin. I'm sending all my love and best wishes to Tamsin who goes in for her operation today.
- We send all our love and heartfelt sorrow for all your family and everybody who knew and loved you.
- We send our love to a wonderful woman and all the best for a speedy recovery.
- Everyone who knew David sends condolences and love to Janet at this sorrowful time.
- I send her all my love, I know what it feels like, remember Debbie- me and my mum are always here for you.
- Give my love to mother and Sarah and the children.
- We also send our best love to you and the children all wish that they were going on the same ship as their Father.
- All our love and best wishes on this special occasion from your family and friends.
- I send love to those who are here today and to those who cannot be here but who are listening.
- Uncle Richard and Flora are still happy together, and they and Jamie send their love.
Synonyms best wishes, regards, good wishes, greetings, kind regards, kindest regards, felicitations, salutations, compliments, best, respects - 1.3 A formula for ending an affectionate letter.
take care, lots of love, Judy Example sentencesExamples - All the very very best to you Tom, and lots of love from Charlie.
- Looking forward to seeing you soon, Lots of love, Grannie
- Hmmm nothing of any import to say so I will sign off again, lots of love.
- 1.4 A personified figure of love, often represented as Cupid.
Example sentencesExamples - Dante stands on the left, led by Love who bends to kiss Beatrice.
- Love is shown as armed with bows and arrows.
- A winged Cupid, or Love, is represented as having gone before them, preparing the nuptial feast.
2A great interest and pleasure in something. Example sentencesExamples - Willie was the local historian, a very popular man who had a great interest and love of his locality.
- And these days he loves nothing more than combining his love of running with his passion for travel.
- The fact that you would do it for free is just an indicator of your passion and love for it.
- Ian drinks his coffee and talks enthusiastically about his love of singing.
- She dwells on her charming manner, love of clothes, loyalty to her brother and, in later life, to her adoptive city.
- He lived on a farm in the country and grew up with an appreciation and love for nature.
- He is remembered for his joviality and zest for life and love of the game.
- There is no questioning his enthusiasm and love for the game and you are always off to a good start when you have that kind of passion.
- You'll need to read this book to taste his love of the hurley, the alley and hurling itself.
- Though her appreciation and love for music never subsided, Jen did not actively compose again for several years.
- He turned his love of surfing into a company worth more than half a billion dollars.
- They share a mutual love of music and both are very deep thinkers.
- So passionate is my love of opera, that I crave any activity that extends my time in the Arts Centre.
- Liam in his reply spoke of his love of the game and the enjoyment he still gets out of coaching.
- But he is one of life's great enthusiasts and his love of his subject is getting quite infectious.
- Years later he has combined his love for zoology with his appreciation of the female form.
- His love of animals preceded his love of gardening, and he says a good gardener is automatically a naturalist.
- He loved his music and he passed on his love for music to his children.
- I had a great interest and love of music, and music was always a part of the family, but no one had ever pursued it.
- Though coming from a football heartland, he had an even bigger interest and love for hurling.
Synonyms liking, weakness, partiality, bent, leaning, proclivity, inclination, disposition 3A person or thing that one loves. she was the love of his life their two great loves are tobacco and whiskey Example sentencesExamples - While she was a singer first and foremost, she is loathe to choose between her two loves.
- My job and my family are both great loves of my life and have helped.
- Music was one of his great loves and before long he could play several instruments.
- By the end of the trip I knew she had two loves; her son and her carpets.
- She is fascinated with history and theatre, two loves passed down from her mother.
- His chief love is painting, sorry, his two chief loves are painting and some old guru or other.
- The lives, loves and actions of everybody are shrunk down so that everyone can have their fifteen minutes of fame.
- He had three great, simple loves in his life, his family and friends, his football and his faith.
- This tale of country folk, their loves and hates, their customs, is like a prescription for our troubled age.
- She was a young woman who had many loves in her life - most of which revolved around her family.
- By the time he was a young man, his two great loves, politics and horse-racing, soon became apparent.
- She tours America and in the process of winning recognition she betrays her loves and her artistic beliefs.
- The talk covered not only her life and loves but also family and domestic life in the 13 th century.
- The two loves of the club crooner's life were always his wife - and song.
- The prolific writer spent his life combining his two great loves - writing and the Lake District.
Synonyms beloved, loved one, love of one's life, dear, dearest, dear one, darling, sweetheart, sweet, sweet one, angel, honey - 3.1British informal A friendly form of address.
Example sentencesExamples - It's alright my love you are safe with me.
- It's alright my love! I'm here! Everything will be just fine!
- It's alright my love, what you want to know I'll tell you. Ask me.
- It's alright my love. We're all feeling emotional.
- 3.2a loveinformal Used to express affectionate approval for someone.
don't fret, there's a love Example sentencesExamples - "Don't choke 'im, there's a love".
- Stop complaining about free speech and don't be a hypocrite, there's a love.
- "Emily, my dear," said the spinster aunt, with a patronising air, "don't talk so loud, love."
4(in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil. he was down two sets to love Example sentencesExamples - To come back from two sets to love and win it is an awesome feeling.
- More so in the second set where Jones held four out of five service games at love.
- The running tennis score of each of the games is expressed in a style peculiar to tennis: score in a game from zero to three points is represented as zero (or "love"), fifteen, thirty, and forty correspondingly.
verbləvləv [with object]1Feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone) Example sentencesExamples - His love wasn't true and you will find someone who loves you and really respects you.
- I love you baby, and that's all that matters.
- Maybe then, and only then, could I truly be loved in return?
- I have hinted that this is a bad thing but she says that she loves him.
- Though you tried to deny it, you must trust your heart that deep inside you love him.
- There are hot croissants downstairs, and a man who loves me despite and because of everything.
- But after this, I'll do whatever I have to do to keep him because he's shown he loves me.
- "I love you baby, " Kelly says, hugging her.
- He truly did love her, and deep down he knew his family would too, but he was still nervous.
- A part of me hoped that deep down he really did love me for that.
- Many a woman's mother has suggested that it is a good idea to marry a man who loves you more than you love him.
- I believe her when she says she loves me and I know I mean it when I say I love her.
- To find someone you are compatible with and who loves you is enough.
- Your daughter may already know that this man is taking advantage of her but, as she loves him, she may be unable to resist his charm.
- She's rung me and told me she loves him, he loves her and they want to be together but I can't accept that.
- He replies talking about having a wife he loves and who loves him, a wonderful daughter and a good life.
- The sense of disappointment left me empty inside, obviously nobody loves me.
- He loves his wife, enjoys her world, shares her clothes, goes shopping with her.
- Of course he loves you, and he always will.
- That's why if I could have one wish, it would be for you to never stop loving me.
Synonyms be in love with, be infatuated with, be smitten with, be besotted with, be passionate about - 1.1 Like or enjoy very much.
I'd love a cup of tea, thanks as adjective, in combination a fun-loving girl Example sentencesExamples - "I thought all girls love to dance.
- What we do is for people who really love his music.
- The rustic cottage, constructed with pine slats, was the home of a man who loved the outdoors.
- Pete is not able to say that the crowds have always loved watching him play.
- Sarah loves the outdoors and enjoys swimming, surfing, gardening, cooking and camping.
- But thousands of ordinary people would love the chance to enjoy opera more fully.
- Some of the local children absolutely loved the idea of finding bugs and learning more about their native environment.
- But something slowly began to dawn on me - I still loved what I did.
- After that I'd get out and do lots of gardening; I love gardening.
- How could our kid not love the great outdoors?
- She loved gardening and flowers and spent many happy and contented days in the garden.
- During his free time, my husband loves working on computers and audiovisual systems.
- "Our fans love to see quality homegrown talent.
- I'd absolutely love to hear what you have to say!
- He loved working in his garage and being in the bush, cutting wood.
- We contemplated going in several directions, but we've always loved what we've done.
- I would absolutely love to hear about it.
- The children have really loved the whole idea of it.
- The many teenagers in the audience loved the music and seemed to know every number.
- The guy loves music, and this was apparent every single time he was onstage.
Synonyms like very much, delight in, enjoy greatly, have a passion for, take great pleasure in, derive great pleasure from, have a great liking for, be addicted to, relish, savour
Phrases 1Develop a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone. I've fallen in love with you we were slowly falling in love - 1.1Develop a deep liking for something.
I came to San Francisco to visit a friend and fell in love with the city
1Cease to feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone. Mike thought his wife had fallen out of love with him - 1.1Become disenchanted with something.
he admitted to falling out of love with the game
he played for the love of the game Example sentencesExamples - And Jeff loved what he did, and he did it for love, not money.
- Did anyone seriously imagine that he was managing England for love rather than money?
- The answer to that question is that he did it by himself - single-handedly, and he did it for love.
- It's not a lot of money, so we do it for love, we do it because we have this commitment.
Used to express annoyance, surprise, or urgent pleading. for the love of God, get me out of here! Example sentencesExamples - And if you do break down, for the love of God, PUSH YOUR CAR INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE.
- Please, for the love of God, write something better…
- Oh, for the love of God, Erin, please do not cry!
- Don't let this happen - for the love of God, think of the children!
- Oh, for the love of God, don't do this to me now!
- Just get down there and try, for the love of God!
- I've got no trouble with sexy little clothes, but for the love of God, it's the middle of winter!
- Please, for the love of God, TELL ME WHAT YOU SAID!
- If I should ever be in a vegetative state and kept alive on life support, please, for the love of God, don't ever show me in that condition on national television.
- As for the rest of you - for the love of God, please stop.
informal Used to accompany an exasperated request or to express dismay. Example sentencesExamples - He's my man-servant, not a plutocrat, for the love of Mike!
- 'Cut it out and just take some normal pictures, for the love of Mike.’
- Forget pounds - why, for the love of Mike would you want to work with pounds?
proverb Loving someone makes you unable to see their faults. I don't see why he bothered with her but then, love is blind Example sentencesExamples - Americans love baseball and, as they say, love is blind, which is why in the current controversy it's easy to overlook the history of cheating in the game.
- Even where love is blind, it was obvious that Julian had been inept at studies, and his prospects were fair at best.
- It's true that online dating isn't always safe and we are definitely cautioned against it, but like they say, love is blind and mistakes are bound to happen when we fail to see the truth.
- They say love is blind, but Kelly must have lost all her senses.
- They say love is blind, and too much devotion to a company can sometimes mean overlooking some pretty obvious shortcomings.
proverb If you love someone, you must accept everything about them, even their faults or weaknesses. Example sentencesExamples - I'm one of those people who has taken to heart the old saying "love me, love my dog."
the love that dare not speak its name 1An allusive term for homosexuality. Synonyms sexual orientation, orientation, sexual preference, leaning, persuasion - 1.1Used to refer to a preference or practice regarded as unacceptable or taboo.
a fondness for nuclear power was the love that dare not speak its name among green campaigners Example sentencesExamples - There are many types of love, a man's love for a fine wine, or the love shared by a young couple just beginning a romance, but today we are concerned with the love that dare not speak its name, a website's love for a local football manager.
- During the 1990s, avarice was the love that dare not speak its name.
- While he was helping flog 13 million records to teenyboppers, he harboured a love that dare not speak its name: he adored rock.
- It is the love that dare not speak its name - the love for the atomic bomb and for nuclear power.
- One Tory MP has suggested that Europhilia on his party's backbenches was now "the love that dare not speak its name".
- I have fallen prey to the love that dare not speak its name: I am in the thrall of a music that is not cool, never will be cool, and never has been cool.
- For the LNP, privatisation could be the love that dare not speak its name.
- Redistribution remains the policy that dare not speak its name.
- On the other side, immigration is the issue that dare not speak its name.
1Have sexual intercourse. Example sentencesExamples - Our feelings have grown stronger, we are closer than ever and we make love regularly.
- The idea was that parents loved each other, got married, made love, and babies resulted.
- Or it might involve being interrupted while making love or excessive worry about areas such as work, family life or finances.
- She no longer wants to make love, whereas before we had a very good sex life.
- She never initiates sex, and never really gets into it when we do make love.
- We kissed and that night we went back to her house and we made love.
- Things wouldn't be so bad if we hadn't made love, but we have quite a few times.
- We'd talk lots and make love lots - and then talk lots again and make love lots again.
- Being gay means that the ordinary relationship between making love and having children is severed.
- They said they had lost a sense of intimacy and were no longer making love.
Synonyms have sex, have sexual intercourse, go to bed, go to bed together, sleep together 2Pay amorous attention to (someone).
informal Not for any inducement or in any circumstances. they'll not return for love or money Example sentencesExamples - Some guitars you don't let go, not for love or money… and this is one of them.
- We never lend, rent or give our mailing list nor any customer information to anyone, not for love or money.
- A young woman on a cross-country train from Vancouver to Toronto has a child by a visiting Indian student because of ‘the fact that you couldn't get condoms around the Calgary station, not for love or money.’
- This compromise I would not make, not for love or money or threats of a lonely old age.
- You have my admiration, I would not be able to do it, not for love or money.
- He has taken on an unselfish task, not for love or money, for the first time in his life.
Synonyms not at all, certainly not, not for a moment, not in any circumstances, not under any circumstances, in no circumstances, under no circumstances, on no account
there's no (or little or not much) love lost between There is mutual dislike between (the people mentioned) there's no love lost between Scott and me Example sentencesExamples - There's obviously no love lost between Eddie and Tim.
- Certainly there will be no love lost between not only the players of these two clubs, but also between the two teams' coaching staffs.
- The fact that there is no love lost between champion and contender has added spice to their battles in recent years; they respect each other, of course, but that's about the limit of their mutual feelings.
- There is often little love lost between lawyer and defendant especially if the client goes to jail.
- There is not much love lost between the competitors.
- There is little love lost between the former monopolist and the new competitors.
- There is little love lost between them, although mutual respect burns strongly.
- These nations have a long history of warfare and there is little love lost between any of them.
- There was not much love lost between the two cities, and that intense civic pride was reflected by local radio.
- ‘There is certainly no love lost between the two teams,’ he said.
Origin Old English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati ‘desires’, Latin libet ‘it is pleasing’, libido ‘desire’, also by leave and lief. |