American English
/ləv/
One syllable.
To care about a person very deeply and want them to be happy.
Practice out loudTo care about a person very deeply and want them to be happy.
I love my parents very much.
Maria loves her new grandson.
In English, love can describe feelings for family and close friends, not only romantic feelings.
love someone deeply · love each other · love someone unconditionally
love + someone
love + someone + very much
To enjoy something very much.
We love this restaurant.
Daniel loves playing tennis.
love music · love the idea · love the taste
love + something
love + doing something
A very strong feeling of caring about someone or something.
Her love for her children is easy to see.
Music has always been his great love.
true love · a mother's love · show your love · love and support
love for + someone/something
a love of + something
A person for whom you have strong romantic feelings.
She was his first love.
He says Maya is the love of his life.
first love · the love of my life · lost love
the love of + someone's + life
to start having romantic feelings for someone
They fell in love in college.
to have romantic feelings for someone
He is still in love with her.
romantic love that begins when two people first meet
Was it love at first sight?
The final -e disappears before -ing: loving, not loveing.