love
gb/lˈʌv/ us/lˈʌv/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 700
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
state
1
Strong feeling of affection
A very strong feeling of liking and caring for someone.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
love for [someone/something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'love' as a noun with 'love' as a verb. In 'I have love for you', 'love' is a noun, but in 'I love you', it is a verb.
Συνώνυμα
affection (A gentler, often less intense emotional attachment than 'love'.)
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fondness (A warm, friendly liking that is usually milder than romantic love.)
Αντώνυμα
hate (A strong feeling of dislike or hostility, the direct opposite of love.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
fall in love
|true love
|love affair
|love story
|love letter
Θέματα
emotions
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- They declared their love for each other in front of friends and family.
- Her love for her children is unconditional.
- He wrote a poem expressing his love.
- Love can bring people together in difficult times.
- The book is about a young woman's search for true love.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I love my family very much.
- She feels love for her dog.
- They are in love with each other.
- Love is important in life.
- He told her about his love.
Ρήμα
A1
action
2
To feel strong affection for
To like someone or something very much.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to love [someone/something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes overuse 'love' when 'like' would be more natural in English, especially for things of minor importance.
Συνώνυμα
adore (Implies deep love mixed with admiration.)
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cherish (To love and care for something or someone deeply, often with a focus on valuing them highly.)
Αντώνυμα
hate (To strongly dislike someone or something, opposite of loving them.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
love dearly
|love deeply
|love unconditionally
|love passionately
Θέματα
emotions
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- I love my parents more than anything.
- She loves spending time in nature.
- They truly love each other despite the distance.
- He loves the taste of fresh bread.
- I love this movie; it always makes me smile.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I love my dog.
- She loves her job.
- We love our teacher.
- He loves pizza.
- They love music.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
3
Romantic partner as address term
A word you use to talk to someone you are close to and care about very much.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and often regional (e.g., common in British English).
Συνώνυμα
darling (A common affectionate term similar in tone to 'love'.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
my love
|dear love
Θέματα
relationships
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Come here, my love, I've missed you.
- Good morning, love. Did you sleep well?
- Love, could you pass me the salt?
- Don't worry, love, everything will be fine.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Good night, my love.
- Hello, love. How are you?
- Love, please sit here.
- I miss you, my love.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
B2
quantity
4
Zero score in tennis
In tennis, the word for a score of zero.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may mistakenly think 'love' here means affection; in sports it simply means zero points.
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
fifteen-love
|game to love
Θέματα
sports
Παραδείγματα
- The set ended six–love in her favor.
- He was down fifteen–love early in the game.
- They won the match without dropping a game—six–love, six–love.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The score is fifteen-love.
- She won the game to love.
- It was six-love at the end.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
love
IPA
GB/lˈʌv/
US/lˈʌv/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
love (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (love)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: love
- Plural: love, loves
Verb
- Base: love
- 3rd Person Singular: loves
- Present Participle: loving
- Past: loved
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
for the love of God
1/fɚ ðə lˈʌv əv ɡˈɑd/
idiom
informal
Express frustration or urgency
Used to show that you are annoyed or want something to happen quickly.
Παραδείγματα
- For the love of God, please turn that music down!
- For the love of God, stop arguing and listen!
make love
1/mˈeɪk lˈʌv/
idiom
Engage in sexual activity lovingly
To have sex with someone you feel affection for.
Παραδείγματα
- They made love for the first time on their honeymoon.
- The scene shows the couple making love by the fireplace.
fall in love
1/fˈɔl ˈɪn lˈʌv/
idiom
Begin to feel romantic affection
To start to feel strong romantic liking for someone.
Παραδείγματα
- They met at university and quickly fell in love.
- They had only met twice, but he had already fallen in love with her.
- She never expected to fall in love again after her divorce.
- Many people fall in love with the city when they visit for the first time.
labor of love
1/lˈeɪbɚ əv lˈʌv/
idiom
Work done out of passion not money
Work you do because you enjoy it, not because you get paid well.
Παραδείγματα
- Restoring the old house was a labor of love for them.
- Writing the book was truly a labor of love.
labor of love
2/lˈeɪbɚ əv lˈʌv/
idiom
Work done for enjoyment, not pay
Work you do because you enjoy it, not for money.
Παραδείγματα
- Restoring the old house was a real labor of love.
- Writing the book was a labor of love for her.
puppy love
1/pˈʌpi lˈʌv/
idiom
childish or teenage crush
Strong romantic feelings that very young people have, which usually do not last long and are not very deep or serious.
Παραδείγματα
- Their relationship was just puppy love; it didn't last long.
- Their relationship was just puppy love that faded after a few months.
- Puppy love can feel very real when you're a teenager.
- At thirteen, she thought it was true love, but her parents called it puppy love.
- The movie tells a sweet story of puppy love between two middle-school classmates.