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sure is a broad term love..." love /lʌv/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[luhv] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, loved, lov·ing.
–noun 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3. sexual passion or desire.
4. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
5. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
6. a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour.
7. sexual intercourse; copulation.
8. (initial capital letter) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid.
9. affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one's neighbor.
10. strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books.
11. the object or thing so liked: The theater was her great love.
12. the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
13. Chiefly Tennis. a score of zero; nothing.
14. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.
–verb (used with object) 15. to have love or affection for: All her pupils love her.
16. to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
17. to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: to love music.
18. to need or require; benefit greatly from: Plants love sunlight.
19. to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover.
20. to have sexual intercourse with.
–verb (used without object) 21. to have love or affection for another person; be in love.
—Verb phrase22. love up, to hug and cuddle: She loves him up every chance she gets.
—Idioms23. for love, a. out of affection or liking; for pleasure.
b. without compensation; gratuitously: He took care of the poor for love.

24. for the love of, in consideration of; for the sake of: For the love of mercy, stop that noise.
25. in love, infused with or feeling deep affection or passion: a youth always in love.
26. in love with, feeling deep affection or passion for (a person, idea, occupation, etc.); enamored of: in love with the girl next door; in love with one's work.
27. make love, a. to embrace and kiss as lovers.
b. to engage in sexual activity.

28. no love lost, dislike; animosity: There was no love lost between the two brothers.


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[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE lufu, c. OFris luve, OHG luba, Goth lubō; (v.) ME lov(i)en, OE lufian; c. OFris luvia, OHG lubōn to love, L lubére (later libére) to be pleasing; akin to lief]


—Synonyms 1. tenderness, fondness, predilection, warmth, passion, adoration. 1, 2. Love, affection, devotion all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause. 2. liking, inclination, regard, friendliness. 15. like. 16. adore, adulate, worship.
—Antonyms 1, 2. hatred, dislike. 15, 16. detest, hate.
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n.
A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.

Sexual passion.
Sexual intercourse.
A love affair.
A strong predilection or enthusiasm: a love of language.
The object of such an enthusiasm: The outdoors is her greatest love.
An intense emotional attachment, as for a pet or treasured object.
A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment.
An expression of one's affection: Send him my love.

A strong predilection or enthusiasm: a love of language.
The object of such an enthusiasm: The outdoors is her greatest love.
Love Mythology Eros or Cupid.
often Love Christianity Charity.
Sports A zero score in tennis.

v. loved, lov·ing, loves

v. tr.

To have a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward (a person): We love our parents. I love my friends.
To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person).
To have an intense emotional attachment to: loves his house.

To embrace or caress.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To like or desire enthusiastically: loves swimming.
Theology To have charity for.
To thrive on; need: The cactus loves hot, dry air.

v. intr.
To experience deep affection or intense desire for another.


[Middle English, from Old English lufu; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]


Synonyms: These nouns denote feelings of warm personal attachment or strong attraction to another person. Love is the most intense: marrying for love.
Affection is a less ardent and more unvarying feeling of tender regard: parental affection.
Devotion is earnest, affectionate dedication and implies selflessness: teachers admired for their devotion to children.
Fondness is strong liking or affection: a fondness for small animals.
Infatuation is foolish or extravagant attraction, often of short duration: lovers blinded to their differences by their mutual infatuation.

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love (n.)

O.E. lufu "love, affection, friendliness," from P.Gmc. *lubo (cf. O.Fris. liaf, Ger. lieb, Goth. liufs "dear, beloved;" not found elsewhere as a noun, except O.H.G. luba, Ger. Liebe), from PIE *leubh- "to care, desire, love" (cf. L. lubet, later libet "pleases;" Skt. lubhyati "desires;" O.C.S. l'ubu "dear, beloved;" Lith. liaupse "song of praise"). Meaning "a beloved person" is from c.1225. The sense "no score" (in tennis, etc.) is 1742, from the notion of "playing for love," i.e. "for nothing" (1678). Love-letter is attested from c.1240; love-song from c.1310. To be in love with (someone) is from 1508. Love life "one's collective amorous activities" is from 1919, originally a term in psychological jargon. Phrase make love is attested from 1580 in the sense "pay amorous attention to;" as a euphemism for "have sex," it is attested from c.1950. Love child "child born out of wedlock," first attested 1805, from earlier love brat (17c.). Lovesick is attested from 1530; lovelorn from 1634 (see lose). Phrase for love or money "for anything" is attested from 1590. To fall in love is attested from 1423. The phrase no love lost (between two people) is ambiguous and was used 17c. in ref. to two who love each other well (c.1640) as well as two who have no love for each other (1622).

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love (v.)

O.E. lufian, from P.Gmc. *lubojanan, from root of love (n.). Love-hate (adj.) "ambivalent" is from 1937, originally a term in psychological jargon.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This love

noun
1. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love" [ant: hate]
2. any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
3. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: beloved]
4. a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
5. a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
6. sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life" [syn: sexual love]

verb
1. have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" [ant: detest]
2. get pleasure from; "I love cooking"
3. be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
4. have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together]

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
love

In addition to the idioms beginning with love, also see all's fair in love and war; course of true love; fall in love; for the love of; labor of love; make love; misery loves company; no love lost; not for love or money; puppy love; somebody up there loves me.



The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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love1 [lav] noun

a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing
Example: She has a great love of music; her love for her children Arabic: حُب
Chinese (Simplified): 喜爱
Chinese (Traditional): 喜愛
Czech: láska
Danish: kærlighed
Dutch: liefde
Estonian: armastus
Finnish: rakkaus
French: amour
German: die Liebe
Greek: αγάπη
Hungarian: szeretet
Icelandic: ást
Indonesian: sayang
Italian: amore
Japanese: 愛
Korean: 애정, 호의
Latvian: mīlestība
Lithuanian: meilė, potraukis
Norwegian: kjærlighet
Polish: zamiłowanie, miłość
Portuguese (Brazil): amor
Portuguese (Portugal): amor
Romanian: dragoste
Russian: любовь
Slovak: láska
Slovenian: ljubezen
Spanish: amor
Swedish: kärlek, förtjusning, passion
Turkish: aşk, sevgi, sevda



love2 [lav] noun

strong attachment with sexual attraction
Example: They are in love with one another. Arabic: عِشْق، غَرام
Chinese (Simplified): 爱情
Chinese (Traditional): 愛情
Czech: zamilovanost
Danish: forelskelse; være forelsket
Dutch: liefde
Estonian: armastus
Finnish: rakkaus
French: amour
German: die Liebe
Greek: έρωτας, ερωτική αγάπη
Hungarian: szerelem
Icelandic: ástfanginn
Indonesian: cinta
Italian: amore
Japanese: 恋愛
Korean: (이성에 대한) 사랑
Latvian: mīla; iemīlēšanās
Lithuanian: įsimylėjimas, meilė
Norwegian: forelskelse
Polish: miłość
Portuguese (Brazil): amor
Portuguese (Portugal): amor
Romanian: îndrăgostit
Russian: любовь
Slovak: zamilovanosť
Slovenian: ljubezen
Spanish: amor
Swedish: förälskelse
Turkish: aşık, sevdalı



love3 [lav] noun

a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection)
Example: Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love! Arabic: حَبيب، مَعْشوق
Chinese (Simplified): 爱好
Chinese (Traditional): 愛好
Czech: láska
Danish: kærlighed; skat
Dutch: lieverd, passie
Estonian: armastus, armas
Finnish: rakkaus, rakas
French: passion; chéri, *-ie
German: die Liebe
Greek: έρωτας, αγάπη
Hungarian: szerelme vkinek
Icelandic: líf og yndi; elskan
Indonesian: kecintaan
Italian: amore, passione; caro
Japanese: 好きなもの
Korean: 여보, 이봐
Latvian: mīlestība; mīļais; mīļumiņš
Lithuanian: meilė, mylimasis
Norwegian: kjæreste, elskede; (store) kjærlighet
Polish: miłość, ukochany
Portuguese (Brazil): paixão
Portuguese (Portugal): amor
Romanian: pasiune; iubire
Russian: страсть; любовь
Slovak: láska
Slovenian: ljubezen, strast
Spanish: guapo, cielo
Swedish: passion, älskling
Turkish: aşk, tutku



love4 [lav] noun

a score of nothing in tennis
Example: The present score is fifteen love (written 15—0). Arabic: صِفْر، لا شيء
Chinese (Simplified): 零分
Chinese (Traditional): 零分
Czech: nula
Danish: nul
Dutch: nul
Estonian: null
Finnish: nolla
French: (à) zéro
German: null
Greek: μηδέν (στο τένις)
Hungarian: semmi
Icelandic: núll stig
Indonesian: nol
Italian: zero
Japanese: 無得点
Korean: ?테니스? 영점
Latvian: (sportā) nulle
Lithuanian: nulis
Norwegian: null
Polish: zero
Portuguese (Brazil): zero
Portuguese (Portugal): love
Romanian: (la) zero
Russian: ноль
Slovak: nula
Slovenian: nič
Spanish: cero
Swedish: noll
Turkish: sıfır



love1 [lav] verb

to be (very) fond of
Example: She loves her children dearly. Arabic: يُحِب، يَعْشَق
Chinese (Simplified): 爱
Chinese (Traditional): 愛
Czech: milovat
Danish: elske
Dutch: houden van
Estonian: armastama
Finnish: rakastaa
French: aimer
German: lieben
Greek: αγαπώ
Hungarian: szeret
Icelandic: elska, þykja vænt um
Indonesian: mencintai, menyayangi
Italian: amare, volere bene a*
Japanese: 愛する
Korean: 사랑하다, 좋아하다
Latvian: mīlēt
Lithuanian: mylėti
Norwegian: elske, være glad i
Polish: kochać
Portuguese (Brazil): amar
Portuguese (Portugal): amar
Romanian: a iubi
Russian: любить
Slovak: milovať
Slovenian: ljubiti
Spanish: amar, querer
Swedish: älska
Turkish: çok sevmek



love2 [lav] verb

to take pleasure in
Example: They both love dancing. Arabic: يُحِب، يَتَمَتَّع في
Chinese (Simplified): 喜欢
Chinese (Traditional): 喜歡
Czech: milovat
Danish: elske; holde af
Dutch: houden van
Estonian: meeldima
Finnish: pitää
French: aimer
German: lieben
Greek: μου αρέσει πολύ
Hungarian: imád
Icelandic: hafa dálæti á
Indonesian: menyukai
Italian: amare, piacere molto*
Japanese: 好む
Korean: 애호하다, 즐기다
Latvian: patikt
Lithuanian: mėgti
Norwegian: være glad i, ha glede av
Polish: uwielbiać
Portuguese (Brazil): adorar, gostar de
Portuguese (Portugal): gostar de
Romanian: a(-i) plăcea
Russian: находить удовольствие; обожать
Slovak: milovať
Slovenian: ljubiti
Spanish: gustar, encantar
Swedish: tycka mycket om, älska
Turkish: büyük zevk almak



See also: lovable, love-letter, lovely, lover, lovesick, fall in love (with), for love or money, love affair, make love, there's no love lost between them

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What many users feel for computers.
"I don't really love computers, I just say that to get them into bed with me". (Terry Pratchet)
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Love County, OK (county, FIPS 85) Location: 33.95347 N, 97.24851 W
Population (1990): 8157 (3583 housing units)
Area: 1335.0 sq km (land), 42.9 sq km (water)


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Population (1990): 67 (74 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)


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Love

This word seems to require explanation only in the case of its use by our Lord in his interview with "Simon, the son of Jonas," after his resurrection (John 21:16, 17). When our Lord says, "Lovest thou me?" he uses the Greek word _agapas_; and when Simon answers, he uses the Greek word _philo_, i.e., "I love." This is the usage in the first and second questions put by our Lord; but in the third our Lord uses Simon's word. The distinction between these two Greek words is thus fitly described by Trench:, "_Agapan_ has more of judgment and deliberate choice; _philein_ has more of attachment and peculiar personal affection. Thus the 'Lovest thou' (Gr. agapas) on the lips of the Lord seems to Peter at this moment too cold a word, as though his Lord were keeping him at a distance, or at least not inviting him to draw near, as in the passionate yearning of his heart he desired now to do. Therefore he puts by the word and substitutes his own stronger 'I love' (Gr. philo) in its room. A second time he does the same. And now he has conquered; for when the Lord demands a third time whether he loves him, he does it in the word which alone will satisfy Peter ('Lovest thou,' Gr. phileis), which alone claims from him that personal attachment and affection with which indeed he knows that his heart is full." In 1 Cor. 13 the apostle sets forth the excellency of love, as the word "charity" there is rendered in the Revised Version.

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