Love

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See also Love, løve, lőve, and lové

English

Most common English words: because « few « whom « #179: love » far » seemed » house

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /lʌv/, SAMPA: /lVv/

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  Rhymes: -ʌv

Etymology 1

Old English lufu (noun), lufian (verb), from Proto-Germanic *lubo, from Proto-Indo-European *leubʰ-. Akin to Old English lēof (“‘dear, beloved’”), līefan (“‘to allow, approve of’”). More at lief

Noun

Singular Love

Plural s

Love (s)

1. (uncountable) An intense feeling of affection and care towards another person.

   A mother’s love is not easily shaken.

2. (uncountable) A deep or abiding liking for something.

   My love of cricket knows no bounds.

3. (uncountable) A profound and caring attraction towards someone.

   Your love is the most important thing in my life.

4. (countable) The object of one’s romantic feelings; a darling or sweetheart

   I met my love by the gasworks wall.

5. (colloquial) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.

   Hello, love, how can I help you?

Synonyms

• (darling, sweetheart): baby, darling, lover, pet, sweetheart, honey, love bird
• (term of address): mate, lover. darling, sweety

Antonyms

• (strong affection): hate, hatred, angst; malice, spite
• (absence of love): indifference.

Translations

strong affection

Afrikaans: liefde Albanian: dashuri sq(sq) f. Arabic: حب ar(ar) (Hubb) m., محبة ar(ar) (maHábba) f. Aramaic: [[ܚܘܒܐ#Aramaic|Template:Syrc]] Armenian: սեր hy(hy) (ser) Belarusian: любоў be(be) (ljubóŭ) f., кахання be(be) (kaxánnja) n. Bosnian: ljubav bs(bs) f. Breton: karantez br(br) f. Bulgarian: любов bg(bg) (ljubóv) f., обич bg(bg) (obič) f. Catalan: amor ca(ca) m. Cebuano: gugma Cherokee: ᏥᎨᏳᎢ chr(chr) (tsigeyui) Chinese: Mandarin: 愛 cmn(cmn), 爱 cmn(cmn) (ài), 愛情 cmn(cmn), 爱情 cmn(cmn) (àiqíng) Chuvash: юрату Croatian: ljubav hr(hr) f. Czech: láska cs(cs) f. Danish: kærlighed da(da) c. Dutch: liefde nl(nl) f. Esperanto: amo eo(eo), korinklino eo(eo), kareco eo(eo) Estonian: armastus et(et) Ewe: lɔlɔ̃ Filipino: pag-ibig, pagmamahal Finnish: rakkaus fi(fi) French: amour fr(fr) m. Georgian: სიყვარული ka(ka) (siyvaruli) German: Liebe de(de) f., Zuneigung de(de) f. Greek: αγάπη el(el) (agápi) f. Hawaiian: aloha Hebrew: אהבה he(he) (ahavá) f. Hiligaynon: higugma Hindi: प्यार hi(hi) (pyār) m., प्रेम hi(hi) (prem) m., इश्क़ hi(hi) (išq) m., मुहब्बत hi(hi) (muhabbat) f. Hungarian: szeretet hu(hu) Icelandic: elska is(is), ást is(is) Indonesian: cinta id(id) (of someone), suka id(id) (of something) Interlingua: amor Irish: grá ga(ga) m. Italian: amore it(it) m. Japanese: 愛 ja(ja) (あい, ai), 愛情 ja(ja) (あいじょう, aijō) Kamba: wendo Khmer: សេចក្ដីស្រឡាញ់ (saych-gday sraluñ) Kikuyu: wendo Korean: 사랑 ko(ko) (sarang), 애정 ko(ko) (aejeong) Kyrgyz: сүйүү (süyüü), макаббат (maqabbat) Latin: amor la(la) m., caritas la(la) f. Latvian: mīlestība lv(lv) f., mīla lv(lv) f. Lithuanian: meilė lt(lt)

Luhya: vuyanzi Luxembourgish: Léift Macedonian: љубов mk(mk) (ljubóv) f. Maori: aroha mi(mi) Meru: wendo Meänkieli: rakhaus Nanticoke: [[quámmősch#Template:Nnt|quámmősch]] Norwegian: kjærlighet no(no) Norwegian Nynorsk: kjærleik nn(nn) Novial: amo Old Prussian: mīli Ossetian: [[уарзондзинад#Template:Os|уарзондзинад]] Persian: عشق (eshq), مهر (mehr) Polish: miłość pl(pl) f. Portuguese: amor pt(pt) Punjabi: ਪਿਆਰ (piār) m. Romanian: iubire ro(ro), dragoste ro(ro), amor ro(ro) Russian: любовь ru(ru) (ljubóv’) f. Samoan: alofa sm(sm) Sanskrit: प्रीतिः sa(sa) (prītiḥ) Scottish Gaelic: gràdh m., spèis f., rùn gd(gd) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: љубав sr(sr) f. Roman: ljubav f. Sindhi: محبت sd(sd) (mahbbàtà) f., عشق sd(sd) ('išqù) m., پیار sd(sd) (pyārù) m., لَنو sd(sd) (lôve) m. Slovak: láska sk(sk) f. Slovene: ljubezen sl(sl) f. Spanish: amor es(es) m. Swahili: upendo sw(sw) Swedish: kärlek sv(sv) c. Tagalog: pag-ibig; pagmamahal Tamil: காதல் ta(ta) (Kadhal) (sexual love between a man and a woman), அன்பு ta(ta), பாசம் ta(ta) Tatar: Cyrillic: ярату Roman: yaratu Telugu: ప్రేమ te(te) (prEma) Thai: ความรัก th(th) (khwamrak) Turkish: sevgi tr(tr), aşk tr(tr) Ukrainian: любов uk(uk) (ljubóv) f., кохання uk(uk) (koxánnja) n. Urdu: محبت ur(ur) (muhabbat) f., عشق ur(ur) ('išq) m., پیار ur(ur) (pyār) m. Uyghur: (muhebbet) Uzbek: sevgi, muhabbat Vietnamese: tình yêu vi(vi) Volapük: löf vo(vo), lelöf vo(vo) Welsh: cariad cy(cy) m. West Frisian: leafde Yiddish: אַהבֿה yi(yi) (aave) f. ([divine] love), ליבע yi(yi) (libe) f. (love, love affair, romance), ליבשאַפֿט yi(yi) (libshaft) f. (love, fondness, affection)

romantic feelings

Albanian: dashuri sq(sq) f. Arabic: حب ar(ar) (Hubb) m., محبة ar(ar) (maHábba) f. Armenian: սեր hy(hy) (ser) Basque: maitea Belarusian: любоў be(be) (ljubóŭ) f., кахання be(be) (kaxánnja) n. Bosnian: ljubav bs(bs) f. Breton: karantez br(br) f. Bulgarian: любов bg(bg) (ljubóv) f., обич bg(bg) (obič) f. Catalan: amor ca(ca) m. Cebuano: paghigugma Chinese: Mandarin: 戀 cmn(cmn), 恋 cmn(cmn) (liàn), 愛戀 cmn(cmn), 爱恋 cmn(cmn) (àiliàn), 戀愛 cmn(cmn), 戀愛 cmn(cmn) (liàn'ài) Croatian: ljubav hr(hr) f. Czech: láska cs(cs) f. Danish: kærlighed da(da) c., romantik da(da) c. Dutch: liefde nl(nl) f. Esperanto: amo eo(eo) Estonian: armastus et(et) Ewe: lɔlɔ̃ Filipino: pag-ibig, pagmamahal Finnish: romantiikka, lempi (physical or poetic), rakkaus French: amour fr(fr) m. German: Liebe de(de) f. Greek: αγάπη el(el) (agápi) f., έρωτας el(el) (érotas) m. Hebrew: אהבה he(he) (ahavá) f. Hindi: प्यार hi(hi) (pyār) m., प्रेम hi(hi) (prem) m., इश्क़ hi(hi) (išq) m., मुहब्बत hi(hi) (muhabbat) f. Hungarian: szerelem hu(hu) Icelandic: elska is(is) Interlingua: amor Irish: grá ga(ga) m. Italian: amore it(it) m. Japanese: 恋 ja(ja) (こい, koi), 恋愛 ja(ja) (れんあい, ren'ai) Kabyle: tayri (θeɪɹi) Khmer: សេចក្ដីស្រឡាញ់ (saych-gday sraluñ) Korean: 사랑 ko(ko) (sarang), 연정 ko(ko) (yeonjeong), 애정 ko(ko) (aejeong) Kyrgyz: сүйүү (süyüü), макаббат (maqabbat)

Latin: amor la(la) m. Latvian: mīlestība lv(lv) f., mīla lv(lv) f. Lithuanian: meilė lt(lt) Luxembourgish: Léift Malayalam: സ്നേഹം ml(ml) (sneham), ഇഷ്ടം ml(ml) (ishtam), പ്രണയം ml(ml) (pranayam), അനുരാഗം ml(ml) (anuragam) Meänkieli: rakhaus Norwegian: kjærlighet no(no) m. Novial: amo Old Prussian: mīli, mīlin Persian: عشق (eshq), مهر (mehr) Polish: miłość pl(pl) f. Portuguese: amor pt(pt) Punjabi: ਪਿਆਰ  pa(pa) (piār) m. Romanian: amor ro(ro), iubire ro(ro) Russian: любовь ru(ru) (ljubóv’) f. Sanskrit: प्रीतिः sa(sa) (prītiḥ) Scottish Gaelic: gaol m., gràdh m., rùn gd(gd) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: љубав sr(sr) f. Roman: ljubav f. Slovak: láska sk(sk) f. Slovene: ljubezen sl(sl) f. Spanish: amor es(es) m. Swahili: upendo sw(sw) Swedish: kärlek sv(sv) c. Tagalog: pag-ibig, pagmamahal Tatar: Cyrillic: ярату Roman: yaratu Thai: ความรัก th(th) (khwamrak) Turkish: sevgi tr(tr), aşk tr(tr) Ukrainian: любов uk(uk) (ljubóv) f., кохання uk(uk) (koxánnja) n. Urdu: محبت ur(ur) (muhabbat) f., عشق ur(ur) ('išq) m., پیار ur(ur) (pyār) m. Uzbek: sevgi, ishq, mehr Welsh: serch cy(cy) m. West Frisian: leafde

darling or sweetheart

Albanian: dashur (i/e) Arabic: حبيب ar(ar) (Habiib) m., حبيبة ar(ar) (Habiiba) f., (when addressing) حبيبي ar(ar) (Habiibi) Armenian: սեր hy(hy) (ser) Basque: laztana Breton: karantez br(br), karantezig br(br) Catalan: amor ca(ca) m. Cebuano: hinigugma Chinese: Mandarin: 情人 cmn(cmn) (qíngrén), 戀人 cmn(cmn), 恋人 cmn(cmn) (liànrén), 親愛的 cmn(cmn), 亲爱的 cmn(cmn) (qīn'ài-de), 寶貝 cmn(cmn), 宝贝 cmn(cmn) (bǎobèi), 甜心 cmn(cmn) (tiánxīn) Czech: lásko cs(cs) f. Danish: skat da(da), søde da(da), elskede da(da) Dutch: schat nl(nl) Esperanto: amato eo(eo) Ewe: lɔlɔ̃ Filipino: second person: irog, mahal, sinta third person: iniibig, iniirog, irog, kasintahan, syota (informal) Finnish: rakas fi(fi), kulta fi(fi) French: amour fr(fr) m. German: Liebe de(de) f., Liebling de(de) m., Liebes de(de), Lieber de(de), Schatz de(de) m. Greek: αγάπη el(el) (agápi) f. Hebrew: אהוב he(he) (ahúv) m., אהובה he(he) (ahuvá) f. Irish: rún ga(ga) m., grá ga(ga) m. Italian: amore it(it) m. Japanese: 恋人 ja(ja) (こいびと, koibito) Korean: 연인 (yeon-in) 자기 (jagi: colloquial) Kyrgyz: жан (žan)

Latin: amātor la(la) m., amātrix la(la) f. Latvian: mīļais lv(lv) m., mīļā lv(lv) f., mīļums lv(lv) f., mīla lv(lv) m. and f. Luxembourgish: Häerzi Malayalam: കാമുകി (പെണ്ണ്) ml(ml) (kamuki (female)), കാമുകന്‍ (ആണ്) ml(ml) (kamukan (male)) Norwegian: elskling no(no) m., kjæreste no(no), min elskede no(no) Persian: عزیز (aziz), دلبر (delbar), جان (jan) Polish: kochanie pl(pl) Portuguese: amor pt(pt) Romanian: iubit ro(ro), iubită ro(ro) Russian: любимый ru(ru) (ljubímyj) m., любимая ru(ru) (ljubímaja) f. Scottish Gaelic: leannan m., gràdh m., gaol m., gràidhean m., gràidheag f., rùn m. Slovak: láska sk(sk) f. Slovene: ljubi sl(sl) m., ljuba f. Spanish: amor es(es) m., cariño es(es) m. Swahili: upendo sw(sw) Swedish: älskling sv(sv) c., käresta sv(sv) Tagalog: second person: irog, mahal, sinta third person: iniibig, iniirog, irog, kasintahan, syota (informal) Telugu: ప్రియురాలు (priyurAlu) Thai: ที่รัก (thirak), ยาหยี (yááyee), สุดที่รัก (sûd-tee-rak), คนรัก (kon-rak) Turkish: sevgilim tr(tr), aşkım tr(tr) Urdu: جان (jān) f. Vietnamese: cưng vi(vi) Welsh: cariad cy(cy) West Frisian: skat, leave, leafke

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Greek: αγάπη (agápi) f., έρωτας (érotas) m. (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.) Guaraní: ayhu (t-) Indonesian: cinta id(id), kasih id(id), sayang id(id) Korean: 사랑 (sarang), 연애 (yeon-ae: emphasizes the partnership)

Romanian: dragoste ro(ro) f. Tagalog: mahal; irog; sinta; (colloq.: ney; lab; t'hart); pag-ibig; magmamahal Tamil: காதல் (sexual love between a man and a woman), அன்பு, பாசம் Tupinambá: aûsuba (t-) Volapük: löf

Verb

Infinitive to Love

Third person singular lov

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Love (third-person singular simple present lov, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To have a strong affection for.

   I love my spouse.

   I love you.

2. (transitive) To need, thrive on.

   Mold loves moist, dark places.

3. (transitive, 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.

4. (transitive) To care deeply about.

   "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." (Matt. 22:37-38)

5. (transitive) To lust for.
6. (transitive, euphemism) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)

   I wish I could love her all night long.

Antonyms

• hate, despise

Translations

have a strong affection for

Albanian: do sq(sq) American Sign Language: ILY@Side-PalmForward Arabic: حب ar(ar) (Hábba), أحب ar(ar) ('aHábba) Armenian: սիրել hy(hy) (sirel) Basque: maite izan, maitatu Belarusian: любіць be(be) (ljubíc’), кахаць be(be) (kaxác’) Bosnian: voljeti bs(bs) Bulgarian: обичам bg(bg) (obíčam) Burmese: please add this translation if you can Catalan: estimar, voler Cebuano: higugma Cherokee: ᏥᎨᏳᎢ  chr(chr) (tsigeyui) Chinese: Mandarin: 愛 cmn(cmn), 爱 cmn(cmn) (ài), 熱愛 cmn(cmn), 热爱 cmn(cmn) (rè’ài), 愛好 cmn(cmn), 爱好 cmn(cmn) (àihào), 愛戴 cmn(cmn), 爱戴 cmn(cmn) (àidài) Coptic: [[ⲙⲉ#Template:Cop|Template:Copt]] (me) Crimean Tatar: sevmek (northern dialect süymek) Croatian: voljeti hr(hr) Czech: milovat cs(cs) Danish: elsker da(da) Dutch: houden van nl(nl), beminnen nl(nl), liefhebben nl(nl), graag zien nl(nl) Egyptian: [[mr#Template:Egy|Template:Egyp]] <hiero>U7:r-A2</hiero> Esperanto: ami eo(eo) Estonian: armastama et(et) Filipino: ibig, mahal Finnish: rakastaa fi(fi) French: aimer fr(fr) German: lieben de(de) Greek: αγαπώ el(el) (ağapó) Hebrew: אהב he(he) (aháv) Hindi: प्यार करना hi(hi) (pyār karnā), प्रेम करना hi(hi) (prem karnā) Hungarian: szeret hu(hu) Indonesian: cinta id(id) Interlingua: amar Italian: amare it(it) Japanese: 愛する ja(ja) (あいする, ai-surú), 恋する ja(ja) (こいする, koi-surú) Kazakh: сүю kk(kk) (süyu) Khmer: ស្រឡាញ់ (sraluñ) Korean: 사랑하다 ko(ko) (sarang-hada), 애정을 품다 ko(ko) (aejeong-eul pumda) Kurdish: Sorani: خۆشویستن ku(ku) (xoshwístin)

Lao: ຮັກ lo(lo) (hak) Latin: amo la(la) Latvian: mīlēt lv(lv) Lithuanian: mylėti lt(lt) Luo: hero Malayalam: ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുക ml(ml) (ishtappeduka) Maltese: ħabb Marathi: प्रेम (prem) Marshallese: yokwe Norwegian: elske no(no) Novial: ama Old English: frēoġan ang(ang) Old Frisian: minnia Persian: دوست داشتن fa(fa) (doost dashtan), عاشق بودن fa(fa) (asheq boodan), مهر ورزیدن fa(fa) (mehr varzidan) Polish: kochać pl(pl) Portuguese: amar pt(pt) Quechua: waylluy Romani: kamel Romanian: iubi, (se) îndrăgosti, adora Romansch: avair gugent Russian: любить ru(ru) (ljubít’) Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can Serbian: voleti sr(sr), волети sr(sr), ljubiti sr(sr), љубити sr(sr) Slovak: milovať sk(sk), ľúbiť sk(sk) Slovene: ljubiti sl(sl), imeti rad sl(sl) Spanish: amar es(es), querer es(es) Sumerian: [[𒆠𒉘#Sumerian|Template:Xsux]] (KI.ÁG) Swahili: kupenda Swedish: älska sv(sv) Tagalog: ibig tl(tl), mahal tl(tl) Tamil: காதலி (romantic love), அன்பு செலுத்து (common love) Thai: รัก th(th) (rak) Tupinambá: aûsub (s-) Turkish: sevmek tr(tr) Ukrainian: любити uk(uk) (ljubýty), кохати uk(uk) (koxáty) Urdu: پیار کرنا ur(ur) (pyār karnā) Vietnamese: yêu vi(vi) Volapük: löfön vo(vo) Welsh: caru cy(cy) West Frisian: leaf hawwe, hâlde fan, beminne, leavje fy(fy) Wolof: mbëggéel wo(wo), mbeugeil wo(wo)

to need, thrive on

Filipino: mahilig Hebrew: אהב he(he) (aháv) Swahili: upendo sw(sw)

Tagalog: mahilig tl(tl) West Frisian: graach meie oer

be strongly inclined towards doing

Arabic: حب ar(ar) (Hábba) Catalan: agradar Cebuano: gusto Chinese: Mandarin: 喜歡 cmn(cmn), 喜欢 cmn(cmn) (xǐhuan), 愛好 cmn(cmn), 爱好 cmn(cmn) (àihào) Esperanto: ŝati eo(eo) Estonian: armastama et(et) Filipino: gusto, nais Finnish: pitää paljon, pitää kovasti, rakastaa French: aimer beaucoup, aimer bien, vouloir beaucoup German: lieben de(de) Greek: λατρεύω el(el) (latrévo), ποθώ el(el) (pothó), θέλω el(el) (thélo) Hebrew: אהב he(he) (aháv) Hungarian: szeret hu(hu) Italian: voler bene, amare

Japanese: 気に入る ja(ja) (きにいる, ki-ni iru), 好きである ja(ja) (すきである, suki dearu) Korean: 좋아하다 ko(ko) (joa-hada) Latvian: patikt, mīlēt Lithuanian: žavėtis lt(lt), mylėti lt(lt) Norwegian: elske no(no), like no(no) Polish: uwielbiać pl(pl) Portuguese: adorar pt(pt), amar pt(pt) Romanian: dori, adora, venera, Russian: любить ru(ru) (ljubít’) Spanish: encantar es(es), gustar es(es), adorar es(es) Swahili: upendo sw(sw) Tagalog: gusto tl(tl), nais tl(tl) Turkish: sevmek tr(tr) Vietnamese: yêu vi(vi) Welsh: dwli ar West Frisian: hâlde fan, graach meie

to lust for

Filipino: nanasa Hebrew: רצה he(he) (ratzá) Swahili: upendo sw(sw)

Tagalog: nanasa tl(tl) Turkish: arzulamak tr(tr) c.

(euphemistic): to have sex with

Bulgarian: да правиш любов (da praviš ljubov) Catalan: fer l'amor Cebuano: pakipaghilawas Chinese: 做爱 (zuòài) Czech: milovat se cs(cs) Danish: elske, elske med Dutch: vrijen nl(nl) Esperanto: amori eo(eo) Filipino: makipagmahalan Finnish: mennä sänkyyn jnk kanssa, rakastella jnk kanssa French: faire l'amour, coucher avec, baiser (slang) German: mit … schlafen, lieben Greek: κάνω έρωτα (cáno érota) [to make love] Hungarian: szerelmeskedik hu(hu) Indonesian: bercinta Italian: fare l'amore Latvian: mīlēties

Lithuanian: mylėtis Norwegian: elske med no(no) Polish: kochać się pl(pl) Portuguese: amar pt(pt), fazer amor pt(pt) Romanian: face amor, face dragoste, (se) culca Russian: спать ru(ru) Scottish Gaelic: gràdh neo-mheasarra m., leannanachd f. Slovak: milovať sa Slovene: ljubiti se sl(sl) Spanish: hacer el amor es(es) Swahili: upendo sw(sw) Swedish: älska, älska med Tagalog: makipagmahalan tl(tl) Turkish: sevişmek tr(tr) Vietnamese: yêu vi(vi) Welsh: caru â

care about; will good for

Cebuano: pagtagad Chinese: Simplified: 爱 (ài), 爱慕 (àimù), 疼爱 (téng’ài) Traditional: 愛, 愛慕, 疼愛 Danish: elske da(da) Finnish: rakastaa fi(fi) German: lieben de(de), ehren de(de) Greek: εκτιμώ el(el) (ektimó), αγαπώ el(el) (ağapó) Hebrew: אהב he(he) (aháv) Korean: 애정 (aejeong)

Latin: diligo la(la) Norwegian: elske no(no) Old English: frēoġan ang(ang) Portuguese: amar pt(pt) Romanian: admira, ţine la, păsa de Slovak: milovať Swahili: upendo sw(sw) Swedish: älska sv(sv) Vietnamese: yêu vi(vi) West Frisian: leaf hawwe, jouwe om, hâlde fan

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Translations to be checked

Albanian: dashuroj, dua Breton: karet, radical kar- Guaraní: ayhu (ah-) Hebrew: Template:He-translation, Template:He-translation Indonesian: cinta, kasih, sayang Kuna: sabgue Interlingua: amar Latin: amo Tupinambá: aûsub (s-)

Derived terms

Terms derived from "love"

all's fair in love and war cupboard love in love fall in love I love you lady love love affair love at first sight love bird/lovebird love bite/lovebite love bomb love bug lovebunny love child loved-up love egg love feast love game love grass love handle love-hate love-in love-in-a-mist love is blind love life

lovely love-making love nest love potion lover love rat lovertine love seat love-shyness lovesick love song lovestone love story love tap love triangle lovey-dovey loving kindness loyal love make love unrequited love no love lost puppy love tough love true love

Related terms

• LOV
• luv
• wuv

See also

• Appendix:Types of love
• charity

Etymology 2

From French l’œuf (“‘the egg’”).

Noun

Singular Love

Plural -

Love (-)

1. (racquet sports) zero, no score.

   So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.

Translations

zero

Albanian: zero sq(sq) Danish: nul da(da) Dutch: nul nl(nl) Esperanto: nulo eo(eo) Finnish: nolla fi(fi) German: null de(de) Hebrew: Template:He-translation m. Italian: amore it(it) Norwegian: null no(no)

Polish: zero pl(pl), jajo pl(pl) Portuguese: zero pt(pt) Russian: ноль ru(ru) (nol’) m. Spanish: cero es(es), nada es(es) Swedish: noll sv(sv) Tagalog: wala tl(tl) Vietnamese: không vi(vi) West Frisian: nul

Anagrams

• elov,
• voël
• vole

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Czech

1. (slang) money

Danish

Etymology 1

See lov

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɔːvə/, [ˈlɔːwə]

Noun

Love c.

1. Plural indefinite of lov.

Etymology 2

From Template:Gml[[Category:da:Template:Gml derivations|Love]] [[love#Template:Gml|lōve]].

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɔːvə/, [ˈlɔːwə]

Noun

Love c.

1. trust, faith

Related terms

• på tro og love

Etymology 3

From Old Norse lofa.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɔːvə/, [ˈlɔːwə]

Verb

Love (imperative lov, infinitive at love, present tense lover, past tense lovede, past participle har lovet)

1. praise
2. promise

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Dutch

Verb

Love

1. The singular present subjunctive of loven.

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French

Verb

Love

1. first-person singular present indicative of lover.
2. third-person singular present indicative of lover.
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of lover.
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of lover.
5. second-person singular imperative of lover.

Anagrams

• elov,
• vélo
• vole, volé

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Norwegian

Etymology

Old Norse lofa

Verb

Love

1. To praise.
2. To promise.

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