Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - love
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n. & v. --n. 1 an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. 2 sexual passion. 3 sexual relations. 4 a a beloved one; a sweetheart (often as a form of address). b Brit. colloq. a form of address regardless of affection. 5 colloq. a person of whom one is fond. 6 affectionate greetings (give him my love). 7 (often Love) a representation of Cupid. 8 (in some games) no score; nil. --v.tr. 1 (also absol.) feel love or deep fondness for. 2 delight in; admire; greatly cherish. 3 colloq. like very much (loves books). 4 (foll. by verbal noun, or to + infin.) be inclined, esp. as a habit; greatly enjoy; find pleasure in (children love dressing up; loves to find fault). Phrases and idioms fall in love (often foll. by with) develop a great (esp. sexual) love (for). for love for pleasure not profit. for the love of for the sake of. in love (often foll. by with) deeply enamoured (of). love affair a romantic or sexual relationship between two people in love. love-apple archaic a tomato. love-bird any of various African and Madagascan parrots, esp. Agapornis personata. love-child an illegitimate child. love-feast 1 a meal affirming brotherly love among early Christians. 2 a religious service of Methodists, etc., imitating this. love game a game in which the loser makes no score. love-hate relationship an intensely emotional relationship in which one or each party has ambivalent feelings of love and hate for the other. love-in-a-mist a blue-flowered garden plant, Nigella damascena, with many delicate green bracts. love-letter a letter expressing feelings of sexual love. love-lies-bleeding a garden plant, Amaranthus caudatus, with drooping spikes of purple-red blooms. love-match a marriage made for love's sake. love-nest a place of intimate lovemaking. love-seat an armchair or small sofa for two. make love (often foll. by to) 1 have sexual intercourse (with). 2 archaic pay amorous attention (to). not for love or money colloq. not in any circumstances. out of love no longer in love. Derivatives loveworthy adj. Etymology: OE lufu f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba ~, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please Date: before 12th century 1. a. strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties , attraction based on sexual desire ; affection and tenderness felt by ~rs, affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests , an assurance of ~ , warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion , 3. the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration , b. a be~d person ; darling, (2) British — used as an informal term of address 4. unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as, the fatherly concern of God for humankind, brotherly concern for others, a person's adoration of God, a god or personification of ~, an amorous episode ; ~ affair, the sexual embrace ; copulation, a score of zero (as in tennis), god, II. verb (~d; loving) Date: before 12th century transitive verb to hold dear ; cherish, 2. to feel a ~r's passion, devotion, or tenderness for, b. caress, to fondle amorously, to copulate with, to like or desire actively ; take pleasure in , to thrive in , intransitive verb to feel affection or experience desire ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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