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Love
English
Transitive verb
to love (loves, loved, loving)
- To have a strong affection for.
- (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.
- (euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love): I wish I could love her all night long.
- care about; will good for; rejoice in goodness; one's desire that another be happy
- "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."
- to lust for
Antonyms
Translations
have a strong affection for
- Catalan: estimar , voler
- Chinese: 爱/愛 (ai), 热爱 /熱愛 (re'ai)
- Czech: milovat
- Dutch: houden van , beminnen , liefhebben
- Esperanto: ami
- Estonian: armastama
- Filipino: umibig
- Finnish: rakastaa
- French: aimer
- German: lieben
- Hebrew: לאהוב
- Italian: amare
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- Japanese: 恋する (こいする, koisuru), 愛する (あいする, aisuru)
- Latvian: mīlēt
- Portuguese: amar
- Russian: любить (l'ubit')
- Romanian: iubi
- Spanish: amar, querer
- milovať , ľúbiť
- Swedish: älska , vara kär i
- Tamil: காதலி (between man and woman-sexual love), அன்பு செலுத்து (common love)
- Marathi: प्रेम
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be strongly inclined towards doing
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- Japanese: 気に入っている
- Latvian: patikt , mīlēt
- Portuguese: adorar, amar
- Russian: любить
- Spanish: encantar , gustar , adorar
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(euphemistic): to have sex with
- Czech: milovat se
- Dutch: vrijen
- Esperanto: amori
- Finnish: mennä sänkyyn jnk kanssa , rakastella jnk kanssa
- French: coucher avec, kiffer (slang)
- German: mit … schlafen , lieben
- Italian: andare al letto con
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- Latvian: mīlēties
- Portuguese: amar, fazer amor
- Slovak: milovať sa
- Spanish: hacer el amor
- Swedish: älska , älska med
- Bulgarian: да правиш любов (pronounced "da pravish liubov")
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care about; will good for
- Finnish: rakastaa
- German: lieben, ehren
- Greek: αγαπάω (agapáo)
- Latin: diligere
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- Portuguese: amar
- Slovak: milovať
- Swedish: älska
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The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and then inserted into the appropriate table(s) above.
- Albanian: dashuroj , dua
- Breton: karet , radical kar-
- Chinese: 爱, 爱慕
- Ekspreso: amer
- Frisian: hâlde fan
- Guarani: ayhu (ah-)
- Hebrew: לאהוב
- Indonesian: cinta, kasih , sayang
- Interlingua: amar
- Korean: 사랑하다 (saranghada)
- Latin: amare
- Polish: kochać
- Romanica: amar
- Slovene: ljubiti
- Thai: รัก
- Tupinambá: aûsub (s-)
- Turkish: sevmek
- Vietnamese2020: yêu , thương , yêu thương , thương yêu , ái ân
- Volapük: löfön
- Welsh: caru
Noun
love (uncountable and countable; plural loves)
- (uncountable) strong affection which can be so strong that it leads the acceptance of another person, even to the extent that one is willing to allow their value system to affect the quality of one's own life.
- (uncountable) romantic feelings
- (countable) a darling or sweetheart
- (colloquial) a term of address, regardless of feelings
- Hello love, how can I help you?
- (in tennis) zero
- care for; will someone's good; rejoicing in goodness
- "God's love is everlasting."
- one's desire that another be happy
Synonyms
- (strong affection):
- (romantic feelings):
- (darling, sweetheart): baby, darling, lover, pet, sweetheart
- (term of address): mate
Antonyms
Translations
strong affection
- Dutch: liefde f
- Estonian: armastus
- Finnish: rakkaus
- French: amour (fr) m
- German: Liebe (de) f
- Hebrew: אהבה (A'ha'va)
- Irish Gaelic: Grá
- Italian: amore m
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- Japanese: 愛 (あい, ai), 愛情 (あいじょう, aijou)
- Latvian: mīlestība f, mīla f
- Portuguese: amor
- Slovak: láska f
- Russian: любовь (l'ubov') f
- Spanish: amor m
- Swedish: kärlek c
- Ukrainian: кохання , любов
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romantic feelings
- Dutch: liefde f
- Estonian: armastus
- Finnish: romantiikka , lempi (physical or poetic), rakkaus
- French: amour m
- German: Liebe f
- Hebrew: אהבה (A'ha'va)
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- Italian: amore m
- Japanese: 恋 (こい, koi), 恋愛 (れんあい, ren-ai)
- Latvian: mīlestība f, mīla f
- Portuguese: amor
- Russian: любовь f
- Slovak: láska f
- Swedish: kärlek c
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darling or sweetheart
- Dutch: schat
- Finnish: rakas , kulta
- French: amour m
- German: Liebe f, Liebling m, Liebes , Lieber
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- Italian: amore m
- Japanese: 恋人 (こいびと, koibito)
- Latvian: mīļais m, mīļā f, mīļums f, mīla m or f
- Portuguese: amor
- Russian: любимый (l'ubimij) m, любимая (l'ubima'a) f
- Slovak: láska f
- Swedish: älskling c
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zero
care for; will for someone's good
- Greek: (agape)
- German: Liebe
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- Hebrew: [[ ]] (hesed)
- Latin: caritas , dilectio
- amor
- Slovak: láska f
- Swedish: kärlek c
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The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and then inserted into the appropriate table(s) above.
- Albanian: dashuri f
- Breton: karantez f
- Catalan: amor m
- Chinese: 爱, 爱情
- Ekspreso: amor
- Esperanto: amo
- Greek: αγάπη f (agápi), έρωτας m (érotas) (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.)
- Guarani: ayhu (t-)
- Indonesian: cinta, kasih , sayang
- Interlingua: amor
- Korean: 사랑 (sarang)
- Latin: amor
- Polish: miłość f
- Romanian: dragostea f
- Romanica: amor m
- Slovene: ljubezen f
- Tamil: காதல் (sexual love between a man and a woman), அன்பு , பாசம்
- Tupinambá: aûsuba (t-)
- Vietnamese2020: tìnhyêu , tìnhái , tìnhthương , tìnhthươngyêu , lòngthương , lòngthươngyêu , tìnháiân
- Volapük: löf
- Welsh: cariad
Related terms
See also
Swedish
Love
- A male name
- Hebrew: love בלב /ba l'ev/ (in heart), love וללבלב /ve l'elavl'ev/ (and blossom)
- Russian: I love you - я /ja/ тебя /t'eb'a/ люблю /l'ubl'u/
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