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beloves

beloves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of belove.

Meaning of belove

Verb

belove (third-person singular simple present beloves, present participle beloving, simple past and past participle beloved)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To please.
  2. (obsolete, stative, transitive) To be pleased with; like.
  3. (obsolete, stative, transitive) 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

Questions about beloves

What is beloves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beloves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of belove.

Words near beloves in the dictionary

  1. Beloved Disciple
  2. beloveder
  3. belovedest
  4. belovedness
  5. beloveds
  6. beloves
  7. beloving
  8. belovingly
  9. belovite
  10. belovites
  11. Belovsky

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