belove
/bɪˈləʊv/US/bɪˈloʊv/
belove is the simple past of belive.
Verb
IPA/bɪˈlʌv/Northern England/bɪˈlʊv/
belove (third-person singular simple present beloves, present participle beloving, simple past and past participle beloved)
- To please.
- To be pleased with; like.
- To love.
- Dearly beloved in the Lord, ye coming to his holy Communion, must consider what St. Paul writeth to the Corinthians, how he exhorteth all persons diligently to try and examine themselves, or ever they presume to eat of this bread, and drink of this Cup: […]1547, The Order of the Communion. With the Kings Majesties Proclamation, London: Imprinted [...] by Richard Grafton, →OCLC, page 4
- He [William Russell, Lord Russell] was a man of great candour and of a general reputation, univerſally beloved and truſted; of a generous and obliging temper.1747, Thomas Birch, “William Lord Russel”, in The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraven by Mr. [Jacobus] Houbraken, and Mr. [George] Vertue. With Their Lives and Characters, volume...
Meaning of belive
Verb
belive (third-person singular simple present belives, present participle beliving, simple past belove, past participle beliven)
- To remain, stay.
- … God helpe me so, the best is thus to done. “Rise, let us speake of lustie life in Troy That we have lad, and forth the time drive, And eke of time coming us rejoy, That bringen shall our blisse now to blive, …"1843 (original date: 1475), Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Tyrwhitt, The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer - Page 321
Forms of belove
| third-person singular present | beloves |
|---|---|
| present participle | beloving |
| past participle | beloved |
| past | beloved |
Origin of belove
From Middle English belove, from Old English belāf, first and third person singular past indicative of belīfan (“to remain”).
From Middle English beloven, biluven (“to love greatly, please”), equivalent to be- + love. Compare Dutch believen (“to please, gratify”), German belieben (“to like, wish, please”). More at love.
Words that rhyme with belove
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- shrove
- strove
- throve
- trove
- wove
- Arnold's Cove
- arrove
- Bird Cove
- Bishop's Cove
- Brent's Cove
- Bryant's Cove
- byhove
- Chance Cove
- Coachman's Cove
- Cox's Cove
- flower of Jove
- Flower's Cove
- Frenchman's Cove
- gove
- Jemmy's Cove
- King's Cove
- Lewin's Cove
- Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
- Lord's Cove
- Miles Cove
- Norman's Cove-Long Cove
- Parker's Cove
- Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
- Pool's Cove
- Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove
- Pouch Cove
- Sally's Cove
- Salmon Cove
- Sandy Cove
- shove
- slove
- Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove
- St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
- Tilt Cove
- Upper Island Cove
- Warren Grove
Questions about belove
- What does belove mean?
- Belove means to please.
- What is belove the simple past of?
- Belove is the simple past of belive.
- What part of speech is belove?
- Belove is a verb.
- How do you pronounce belove?
- Belove is pronounced /bɪˈləʊv/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of belove?
- The past tense of belove is beloved.
Words near belove in the dictionary
Source and license
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