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Word: Love
Speech Type: Noun
Old English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati ‘desires’, Latin libet ‘it is pleasing’, libido ‘desire’, also by leave and lief
lʌv
an intense feeling of deep affection
Short Definition:strong feeling of affection
Examples:- babies fill parents with feelings of love
- their love for their country
a great interest and pleasure in something
Short Definition:great interest and pleasure in something
Examples:- his love for football
- we share a love of music
a person or thing that one loves
Short Definition:person or thing that one loves
Examples:- she was the love of his life
- their two great loves are tobacco and whisky
(in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil
Short Definition:score of zero
Examples:- love fifteen
Word: Love
Speech Type: Verb
lʌv
feel deep affection for (someone)
Short Definition:feel love for
Examples:- he loved his sister dearly
- there were four memorial pages set up by her friends in honour of Phoebe, saying how much they loved and missed her
like or enjoy very much
Short Definition:like or enjoy very much
Examples:- I just love dancing
- I'd love a cup of tea
- I love this job
- they love to play golf
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