love

CEFRA1

/ˈlʌv/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A strong feeling of deep care and affection.

  2. 02

    verb

    To care for someone deeply or enjoy something greatly.

Examples

  • Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.

  • She has earned the love and respect of many people.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈlä̝v] ~ [ˈlɐ̞v]
  • /ˈləʋ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Strong affection., A profound and caring affection towards someone.

  2. Strong affection., Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.

  3. A deep caring for the existence of another.

More examples

In context

  • They say love is blind.

  • A mother’s love is not easily shaken.

  • My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English love, luve, from Old English lufu, from Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic *lubō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love, care, desire”). The close of a letter sense is presumably a truncation of With love or the like. The verb is from Middle English loven, luvien, from Old English lufian (“to love”), from Proto-West Germanic *lubōn (“to love”), derived from the noun. Eclipsed non-native English amour (“love”), borrowed from Norman amour (“love”). Cognates Cognate with Scots luve (“love”), Saterland Frisian ljo, ljoo, ljoof (“dear, sweet”), Ljoote, Ljoowe (“love”), West Frisian leaf (“friendly, kind, cordial”), leafde (“love”), Dutch lief (“lovely, nice, swe...