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love 1, verb (oh)



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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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?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.
?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 .
?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.
?LOYALTY?
[T not in progressive] to have a strong feeling of loyalty to your country, an institution etc
::Dad's always loved the navy.
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!'
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.
-see also lover