love /lʌv/
vb
- (transitive) to have a great attachment to and affection for
- (intransitive) to be in love
n
- an intense emotion of affection, warmth, fondness, and regard towards a person or thing
- (as modifier): love song, love story
- Also: my love a beloved person: used esp as an endearment
- brit informal a term of address, esp but not necessarily for a person regarded as likable
- (in tennis, squash, etc) a score of zero
- fall in love ⇒ to become in love
- for love ⇒ without payment
- for love or money ⇒ (used with a negative) in any circumstances: I wouldn't eat a snail for love or money
- for the love of ⇒ for the sake of
- in love ⇒ in a state of strong emotional attachment and usually sexual attraction
- make love ⇒ to have sexual intercourse (with)
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