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love

/ˈlʌv/noun, verb1 syllable

Love means: have sexual intercourse with.

Synonyms for love57

noun, as in a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

noun, as in sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people

sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love life

noun, as in a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction

sexual love, erotic love

noun, as in any object of warm affection or devotion

verb, as in have sexual intercourse with

sleep together, roll in the hay, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw
and 11 more, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk, neck

verb, as in get pleasure from

also used for love

lover, pet, babber, babe, precious, bae, mate, lovey, aphrodisia, carnality, colt's tooth, concupiscence, the hots, lech, lust

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Opposites of love

What does love mean?10

verb

1

have sexual intercourse with“Adam knew Eve”

2

get pleasure from“I love cooking”

3

have a great affection or liking for“I love French food”

4

be enamored or in love with“She loves her husband deeply”

noun

1

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

2

sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people“his lovemaking disgusted her”

3

a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction“their love left them indifferent to their surroundings”

4

any object of warm affection or devotion“the theater was her first love”

5

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection“his love for his work”

6

a score of zero in tennis or squash“it was 40 love”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with love?6

one syllable

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Love in a sentence

  • Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.pyrachi
  • If music be the food of love, play on.BraveSentry
  • No matter how rich a man is, he cannot buy love.CM
  • People who love doubt nothing, or doubt everything.pyrachi
  • From that time on, they came to love each other.unknown
  • It is easy to love, but hard to be loved.CK
  • Some think it is based on love, others on control.unknown
  • For you who love adventure, this kind of hiking will meet your need.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of love

as a noun

plural
loves

as a verb

past tense
loved
present participle
loving
third-person singular
loves
past participle
loved