love
gb/lˈʌv/ us/lˈʌv/
A1
İngilizce
~ 700
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim
A2
state
1
Strong feeling of affection
A very strong feeling of liking and caring for someone.
Kullanım kalıbı:
love for [someone/something]
Sık yapılan hata:
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.
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
hate (A strong feeling of dislike or hostility, the direct opposite of love.)
Eşdizimler
fall in love
|true love
|love affair
|love story
|love letter
Konular
emotions
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Fiil
A1
action
2
To feel strong affection for
To like someone or something very much.
Kullanım kalıbı:
to love [someone/something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes overuse 'love' when 'like' would be more natural in English, especially for things of minor importance.
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
hate (To strongly dislike someone or something, opposite of loving them.)
Eşdizimler
love dearly
|love deeply
|love unconditionally
|love passionately
Konular
emotions
|relationships
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- I love my dog.
- She loves her job.
- We love our teacher.
- He loves pizza.
- They love music.
İsim
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and often regional (e.g., common in British English).
Eş anlamlılar
darling (A common affectionate term similar in tone to 'love'.)
Eşdizimler
my love
|dear love
Konular
relationships
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- Good night, my love.
- Hello, love. How are you?
- Love, please sit here.
- I miss you, my love.
İsim
technical
B2
quantity
4
Zero score in tennis
In tennis, the word for a score of zero.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may mistakenly think 'love' here means affection; in sports it simply means zero points.
Eşdizimler
fifteen-love
|game to love
Konular
sports
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- The score is fifteen-love.
- She won the game to love.
- It was six-love at the end.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
love
IPA
GB/lˈʌv/
US/lˈʌv/
Heceler ve vurgu
love (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (love)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: love
- Plural: love, loves
Verb
- Base: love
- 3rd Person Singular: loves
- Present Participle: loving
- Past: loved
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.