English

Transitive verb

to love (loves, loved, loving)

1. To have a strong affection for.
2. (colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

   I love walking barefoot on wet grass.

   I'd love to join the team.

3. (euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love): I wish I could love her all night long.
4. care about; will good for; rejoice in goodness; one's desire that another be happy

   "You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and your whole mind, and your whole soul; you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

5. to lust for

Antonyms

• hate

Translations

have a strong affection for

be strongly inclined towards doing

(euphemistic): to have sex with

care about; will good for

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and then inserted into the appropriate table(s) above.

• Albanian: dashuroj , dua
• Breton: karet , radical kar-
• Chinese: 爱, 爱慕
• Ekspreso: amer
• Frisian: hâlde fan
• Guarani: ayhu (ah-)
• Hebrew: לאהוב
• Indonesian: cinta, kasih , sayang
• Interlingua: amar
• Korean: 사랑하다 (saranghada)
• Latin: amare
• Polish: kochać
• Romanica: amar
• Slovene: ljubiti
• Thai: รัก
• Tupinambá: aûsub (s-)
• Turkish: sevmek
• Vietnamese2020: yêu , thương , yêu thương , thương yêu , ái ân
• Volapük: löfön
• Welsh: caru

Noun

love (uncountable and countable; plural loves)

1. (uncountable) strong affection which can be so strong that it leads the acceptance of another person, even to the extent that one is willing to allow their value system to affect the quality of one's own life.
2. (uncountable) romantic feelings
3. (countable) a darling or sweetheart
4. (colloquial) a term of address, regardless of feelings

   Hello love, how can I help you?

5. (in tennis) zero
6. care for; will someone's good; rejoicing in goodness

   "God's love is everlasting."

7. one's desire that another be happy

Synonyms

• (strong affection):
• (romantic feelings):
• (darling, sweetheart): baby, darling, lover, pet, sweetheart
• (term of address): mate

Antonyms

• (strong affection): hate, hatred; malice , spite
• (romantic feelings):

Translations

strong affection

romantic feelings

darling or sweetheart

zero

care for; will for someone's good

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and then inserted into the appropriate table(s) above.

• Albanian: dashuri f
• Breton: karantez f
• Catalan: amor m
• Chinese: 爱, 爱情
• Ekspreso: amor
• Esperanto: amo
• Greek: αγάπη f (agápi), έρωτας m (érotas) (Note: "αγάπη" refers to "pure" love, such as that between a mother and child or even between a non-erotic aspect of the love between a husband and wife, while έρωτας means erotic love, such as that between a girlfriend and boyfriend.)
• Guarani: ayhu (t-)
• Indonesian: cinta, kasih , sayang
• Interlingua: amor
• Korean: 사랑 (sarang)
• Latin: amor
• Polish: miłość f
• Romanian: dragostea f
• Romanica: amor m
• Slovene: ljubezen f
• Tamil: காதல் (sexual love between a man and a woman), அன்பு , பாசம்
• Tupinambá: aûsuba (t-)
• Vietnamese2020: tìnhyêu , tìnhái , tìnhthương , tìnhthươngyêu , lòngthương , lòngthươngyêu , tìnháiân
• Volapük: löf
• Welsh: cariad

Related terms

• lady love
• love bug
• lovebunny
• love child
• love handle
• love-in-a-mist
• lovely
• love-making
• lover
• love-shyness
• loving kindness
• loyal love
• make love
• unrequited love

See also

• charity
• "I love you" in various languages

Swedish

Love

1. A male name

• Hebrew: love בלב /ba l'ev/ (in heart), love וללבלב /ve l'elavl'ev/ (and blossom)
• Russian: I love you - я /ja/ тебя /t'eb'a/ люблю /l'ubl'u/