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Verb

love (third-person singular simple present loves, present participle loving, simple past and past participle loved)

1. (intransitive, sometimes, stative, transitive, usually) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
   • I love my spouse. I love you! I love that song!

   Synonyms:

   adore

2. (transitive) To need, thrive on.
   • Mold loves moist, dark places.
3. (transitive) 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; I love what you've done with your hair
4. (intransitive, sometimes, transitive, usually) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
   • For God so loued þe world, that he gaue his only begotten Sonne: that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 3:16
5. (ironic, sometimes, transitive) To derive delight from a fact or situation.
   • I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.
6. (Internet) Synonym of heart (verb).
   • She loved my photos of the kids playing with the dogs.

   Synonyms:

   heart

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