gerund or present participle
To care about a person very deeply and want them to be happy.
Loving your children means wanting them to be happy.
Loving a close friend means caring about their happiness.
American English
How to pronounce loving
verb · adjectiveA1Very common word
LUHvihng
/ˈlə.vɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of love
To care about a person very deeply and want them to be happy.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund or present participle
To enjoy something very much.
Loving music can make long trips better.
She is loving every minute of the concert.
adjective
Showing or expressing a lot of love and care.
She gave her son a loving smile.
They grew up in a loving home.
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.