past form and past participle
Showed deep affection for a person in the past, or described a person who received that affection.
I loved my grandmother very much.
The puppy was loved by everyone.
American English
How to pronounce loved
verbA1Very common word
LUHVD
/ləvd̚/
One syllable.
Form of love
Loved has the same spelling for the past form and the past participle.
Showed deep affection for a person in the past, or described a person who received that affection.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past form and past participle
Enjoyed something very much in the past, or described something that someone had enjoyed very much.
We loved the concert last night.
She has loved this book since childhood.
Useful expressions
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?
Related words & forms
The final -e disappears before -ing: loving, not loveing.