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lov-age /'lAvid3/ noun [u] a plant whose
leaves are used in cooking as a herb ( l47 )
love Ott /Iav/ noun, verb
mnoun
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AFFECTION # # 1 [U] a strong
feeling of deep affection
for sb/sth, especially a member of your family or a
friend ft; il: a mother’s love for
her children
0 love of your country MUM o He seems
incapable of love.
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ROMANTIC yH 2 [U] a strong
feeling of affection for sb
that you are sexually attracted to JHf; : a love
song/story ^ If ffc A / #( f-
0 We’re in love! ffc f] g 7! <> S/ie was in love with him. 0 They
fell in love with each other. o 0 It was
love at first sight (= they were
attracted to each other the first time they met). J&#'|f „ 0 They’re madly
in love, fife f] 8: % ft 0 0 Their
love grew with the years. Mil
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ENJOYMENT 3 [U, sing.] the
strong feeling of enjoyment that sth gives you # £jF; : a love of learning
o He’s in love with his work, i B
#J X jty o 0 1 fell in love with the house.
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SB/STH YOU LIKE PJf MM A Tty) 4 [C] a
person, a thing or
an activity that you like very much Aft Z ty); Take care, my love. few., fcWMAo O
He
was the love of my life (= the person I
loved most), fife
Ac 0 1 like most sports but tennis is
my first love. Xg&JSZb&ffi&ZX, —
0
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FRIENDLY NAME 5 [C] (BrE, informal) a word
used as a friendly way of addressing sb ( tyi
ffc ) % M W : Can I help you, love? ffc , He W 14
'ft ? — compare duck n.(4)
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IN TENNIS |«Jf$ 6 [U] a
score of zero (points or games) ^
/>: 40-love! * 40 tfc 0i o She won the
first set six-love/ six games to love. W^k0
ITilin (just) for 'love | (just) for the love of sth
without receiving payment or any other reward ft 7H if; All: They’re all volunteers, working for
the love of it. for the love
of
'God (oldfashioned,
informal) used when you are expressing anger and the fact that,
you are impatient
For the love of God, tell me what he said!
±,
crll?$cMft7^/fi*A! give/send my love to sb (informal) used
to send good wishes to sb ft A SSC M ( ft id ) : Give my love to Mary
when you see her. JE SJ^MftMIo]$7o o Bob sends his love.
Lots of love, Jenny
love
is 'blind (saying) when
you love sb, you cannot see their faults jg'lf JtW @ MitAMAHI (
) make 'love (to sb) to have sex A '14 ff A ; 14 3£;
1#M: It was the first time they had made love. 3 M it 111 %
— & % 4 '14 A % „ not for love or/nor 'money if you
say you cannot do sth for love nor money, you mean it is completely impossible to do
it ft i£ & # 1±L A there’s little/no 'love lost
between
A and B they do
not like each other ( ■Z |b]
) tfcJAS, There’s no love lost between
her and her in-laws. —more at
CUPBOARD, FAIR adj., HEAD n., LABOUR /?.
uverb
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FEEL AFFECTION 1 [VN] (not used in the progres
sive tenses A 4! 7® It
ft) to have very strong feelings of affection for sb *§; I love you. Mifoo 0 If you
love each other, why not get married? Jcil
14 111
M, 7 ft A £§<!£? o Her much-loved
brother lay dying of AIDS. o He had
become a well-loved member of staff.
jtkBJ&A^AUM M o o Relatives need time to grieve over loved ones they
have lost. 0 to
love your country
LIKE/ENJOY jkM
2 to like or enjoy sth very much
M. ; U Pin adore : [VN] I really love
summer evenings. 01 just
love it when
you bring me presents! ^MMMifcM&flty)! b He loved the way she
smiled. iV 0 I love it in
was one of his best-loved songs. A.
-j0 o (ironic) You’re going
to love this. They’ve changed their minds again. #£.#'&<&, it
IT1Xc& $ ± M 7 „ o [V -ing] (especially in BrE) My dad loves going to football
games. 0 [V to inf] (especially
NAmF)
I love to
go out dancing. AMffo 0 [VN to inf]
He loved her to sing to him. it H M.
it M u| lift in it D/f 0 o note at like 3 would love used to say that
you would very much like sth IS # Xft; IS JS M: [V to inf] Come on
Rory, the kids would love to hear you sing. %■— trna, 2FM, 01
haven’t been
to
-a, *mmte®MT0 ”
Fil?l ,love you and 'leave you (informal, humorous)
used to say that you must go, although you would like to stay longer ( Well,
time to love you and leave you. n£,
IfiMc
SYNONYMS
love
like ♦ be fond of * adore ♦ be devoted to ♦ care for ♦ dote on/upon
These words all mean to have feelings of love or
affection for sb. ( It-A )
ZXo
love
to have strong feelings of affection for sb .
I love you. „
like
to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them She’s nice. I like her.
MA1SA,
tic
be
fond of sb to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known
for a long time ( AUKAiRE
AWA ) : I’ve always been very fond of your mother.
adore
to love sb very much %tM:
It’s
obvious that she adores him. itM^Sito
be
devoted to sb to love sb very much and be loyal to them 7.^ A: They are devoted to
their children. Mlt^W i B^J^7o care for sb to love
sb, especially in a way that is based on strong affection or a feeling of
wanting to protect them, rather than sex A##
Jfc, fi.710'14^: He cared for her more than
she realized. ht^Mit^ KEm Care for
is often used when sb has not told anyone about their
feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb
wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does. * care for
^ffiAAftff'ftAftfcif
i B Jt£fFSE$}i| AJi^M £ B ft: If he really cared
for you, he wouldn’t behave like that.
14, io
dote
on sb to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their
faults He
dotes on his children. itM^.it^)l^.7o
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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to really love/like/adore/care
for/dote on sb
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to be really/genuinely fond
of/devoted to sb
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to love/like/care for sb very much
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to love/adore sb passionately
love
affair noun 1 a romantic and/or
sexual relationship between two people who are in love and not