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English

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Etymology
OE. lufu (noun), lufian (verb), from Germanic *lubo, from Indo-European *leubh-.

tennis As a zero score in tennis, �love� derives from French �uf|l��uf (�the egg�).

Noun
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1. uncountable An intense feeling of affection and care towards another person.

#: A mother�s love is not easily shaken.

1. uncountable A deep or abiding liking for something.

#: My love of cricket knows no bounds.

1. uncountable A profound and caring attraction towards someone.

#: Your love is the most important thing in my life.

1. uncountable A condition in which the happiness of another is essential to one's own happiness. (Paraphrased from a definition offered by Robert A. Heinlein, in Stranger in a Strange Land, 1961)
2. countable The object of one�s romantic feelings; a darling or sweetheart

#: I met my love by the gasworks wall.

1. colloquial A term of address, regardless of feelings.

#: Hello, love, how can I help you?

1. context|racquet sports zero, no score.

#: So that�s fifteen-love to Kournikova.

Synonyms
i-c|darling|sweetheart baby, darling, lover, pet, sweetheart, honey, love bird
i-c|term of address mate, lover

Antonyms
i-c|strong affection hate, hatred; malice, spite
i-c|absence of love indifference

Telugu: ప�ర�మ (prEma)
Thai: Thai|�วามรั� (khwamrak)
Turkish: sevgi
Ukrainian: ко�анн� (kokhannja), л�бов (ljubov)
Urdu: URchar|�حبت (muhabbat) f, URchar|عش� ('išq) m, URchar|پ�ار (py�r) m
Uzbek: sevgi, muhabbat
Vietnamese: tình yêu
Welsh: cariad m
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Turkish: sevgi, a�k
Uzbek: sevgi, ishq, mehr
Welsh: serch m
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Danish: skat, søde, elskede
Dutch: schat
Esperanto: amato
Ewe: l�l��
Finnish: rakas, kulta
French: amour m
Frisian: skat, leave, leafke
German: Liebe f, Liebling m, Liebes, Lieber, Schatz m
Hebrew: he-translation|����|ahúv m, he-translation|�����|ahuvá f
Italian: amore m
Japanese: �人 (����, koibito)
Korean: �� (yeon-in) �기 (jagi: colloquial)
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Kyrgyz: жан (žan)
Latin: amator|am�tor m, amatrix|am�trix f
Latvian: mīļais m, mīļ� f, mīļums f, mīla m|f
Luxembourgish: Häerzi
Norwegian: elskling m
Persian: FAchar|عز�ز (aziz), FAchar|د�بر (delbar), FAchar|جا� (jan)
Polish: kochanie
Portuguese: amor#Portuguese|amor
Romanian: iubit, iubit�
Russian: л�бим�й (ljubímyj) m, л�бима� (ljubímaja) f
Scottish Gaelic: leannan m, gràdh m, gaol#Scottish Gaelic|gaol m, gràidhean m, gràidheag f, rùn m
Slovak: láska f
Slovene: ljubi m, ljuba f
Spanish: amor#Spanish|amor m , cariño m
Swedish: älskling c
Tagalog: mahal; t'hart; ney; lab; irog; sinta
Telugu: ప�రియ�రాల� (priyurAlu)
Thai: Thai|�ี�รั� (thirak), Thai|ยาหยี (yááyee), Thai|สุ��ี�รั� (sûd-tee-rak), Thai|��รั� (kon-rak)
Turkish: sevgilim, a�kım
Urdu: URchar|جا� (j�n) f
Vietnamese: cÆ°ng
Welsh: cariad
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trans-top|zero
Albanian: zero
Danish: nul
Dutch: nul
Esperanto: nulo
Finnish: nolla#Finnish|nolla
Frisian: nul
German: null
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Hebrew: he-translation|�פס|éfes m
Portuguese: zero
Russian: н�л� (nul�) m
Spanish: cero, nada
Swedish: noll
Vietnamese: không
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The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and then inserted into the appropriate table(s) above.

Catalan: amor m
Greek: αγά�η (agápi) f, έ���α� (érotas) m (Note: "αγά�η" refers to "pure" love, such as that between a mother and child or even between a non-erotic aspect of the love between a husband and wife, while έ���α� means erotic love, such as that between a girlfriend and boyfriend.)
Guarani: ayhu (t-)
Indonesian: cinta, kasih, sayang
Korean: �� (sa-rang), �� (yeon-ae: emphasizes the partnership)
Romanian: dragoste f
Tagalog: mahal; irog; sinta; (colloq.: ney; lab; t'hart); pag-ibig; magmamahal
Tamil: �ாதல� (sexual love between a man and a woman), �ன�ப�, பா�ம�
Tupinambá: aûsuba (t-)
Volapük: löf

Verb
en-verb|lov|ing

1. transitive To have a strong affection for.
2. transitive To need, thrive on.

#: Mold loves moist, dark places.

1. transitive (colloquial) 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.

1. transitive To care deeply about.

#: "You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and your whole mind, and your whole soul; you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

1. transitive To lust for.
2. transitive (euphemistic) To sex|have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)

#: I wish I could love her all night long.

Antonyms
hate, despise

Croatian: voljeti
Crimean Tatar: süymek
Czech: milovat
Danish: elsker
Dutch: houden van, beminnen, liefhebben
Esperanto: ami#Esperanto|ami
Estonian: armastama
Filipino: umibig
Finnish: rakastaa
French: aimer
Frisian: leaf hawwe, hâlde fan, beminne
Old Frisian: minnia
German: lieben
Greek: ��ολή��ομαι (ipolíptome), ��ολογίζ� (ipolo�ízo), αγα�� (a�apó)
Hebrew: he-translation|�����|le`ehóv
Hungarian: szeret
Interlingua: amar#Interlingua|amar
Indonesian: cinta
Italian: amare
Japanese: ��� (����, koisuru), ��� (����, aisuru)
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Khmer: KMchar|������� (sraluñ)
Korean: �� (sarang) �� (aejeong)
Latin: amare#Latin|am�re / amo
Latvian: mīl�t
Lithuanian: myl�ti
Marathi: प�र�म
Marshallese: yokwe
Novial: ama
Old English: freogan|fr�oġan
Persian: FAchar|د�ست داشت� (doost dashtan), FAchar|عاش� ب�د� (asheq boodan), FAchar|��ر �رز�د� (mehr varzidan)
Polish: kocha�
Portuguese: amar#Portuguese|amar
Quechua: waylluy
Romani: kamel
Romanian: iubi, (se) îndr�gosti, adora
Romansch: avair gugent
Russian: л�би�� (ljubít�)
Serbian: t|sr|voleti
Slovak: milovať, ľúbiť
Slovene: ljubiti, imeti rad
Spanish: amar, querer
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|��|trKI.�G
Swahili: kupenda
Swedish: älska
Tamil: �ாதலி (romantic love), �ன�ப� ��ல�த�த� (common love)
Thai: THchar|รั� (rak)
Tupinambá: aûsub (s-)
Turkish: sevmek
Vietnamese: yêu
Welsh: caru
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trans-top|To need, thrive on
Frisian: graach meie oer

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trans-top|be strongly inclined towards doing
Catalan: agradar
Cebuano: gusto
Chinese:
* Simplified Chinese: �欢 (x�huan), �好 (àihào)
* Traditional Chinese: �歡, �好
Esperanto: �ati
Estonian: armastama
Finnish: pitää paljon, pitää kovasti, rakastaa
French: aimer beaucoup, aimer bien, vouloir beaucoup
Frisian: hâlde fan, graach meie
German: lieben
Greek: λα��ε�� (latrévo), �οθ� (pothó), θέλ� (thélo)
Hebrew: he-translation|�����|le`ehóv
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Hungarian: szeretni
Italian: voler bene, amare
Japanese: ���� (kiniiru)
Korean: ���� (joahada)
Latvian: patikt, mīl�t
Lithuanian: žav�tis, myl�ti
Portuguese: adorar, amar
Romanian: dori, adora, venera,
Russian: л�би�� (ljubít�)
Spanish: encantar, gustar, adorar
Turkish: sevmek
Vietnamese: yêu
Welsh: dwli ar
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trans-top|(euphemistic): to have sex with
Bulgarian: да п�ави� л�бов (da praviš ljubov)
Catalan: fer l'amor
Cebuano: pakipaghilawas
Chinese: �� (zuòài)
Czech: milovat se
Danish: elske, elske med
Dutch: vrijen
Esperanto: amori
Finnish: mennä sänky|sänkyyn joku|jnk kanssa, rakastella jnk kanssa
French: faire l'amour, coucher avec, baiser (slang)
German: mit … schlafen, lieben
* Greek: ε���ε�ομαι (erotévome), ε��μαι (eróme), ε�� (eró) [to be in love]
* Greek: κάν� έ���α (cáno érota) [to make love]
Hebrew: he-translation|�עש�ת ����|la`asót ahavá, he-translation|�תנ�ת �����|letanót ahavím
Hungarian: szerelmeskedni
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Italian: fare l'amore
Latvian: mīl�ties
Lithuanian: myl�tis
Polish: kocha� si�
Portuguese: amar, fazer amor
Romanian: face amor, face dragoste, (se) culca
Scottish Gaelic: gràdh neo-mheasarra m, leannanachd f
Slovak: milovať sa
Slovene: ljubiti se
Spanish: hacer el amor
Swedish: älska, älska med
Turkish: sevi�mek
Vietnamese: yêu
Welsh: caru â
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Danish: elske
Finnish: rakastaa
Frisian: leaf hawwe, jouwe om, hâlde fan
German: lieben, ehren
Greek: εκ�ιμ� (ektimó), αγα�� (a�apó)
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Hebrew: he-translation|�����|le`ehóv
Korean: �� (aejeong)
Latin: diligere
Old English: freogan|fr�oġan
Portuguese: amar
Romanian: admira, ţine la, p�sa de
Slovak: milovať
Swedish: älska
Vietnamese: yêu
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ttbc|Albanian: dashuroj, dua
ttbc|Breton: karet, radical kar-
ttbc|Guarani: ayhu (ah-)
ttbc|Indonesian: cinta, kasih, sayang
ttbc|Kuna: sabgue
ttbc|Interlingua: amar
ttbc|Latin: amare
ttbc|Polish: kocha�
ttbc|Tupinambá: aûsub (s-)
ttbc|Volapük: löfön
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Related terms
in love
fall in love
lady love
love bug
lovebunny
love child
love handle
love-in-a-mist
lovely
love-making
lover
love-shyness
lovey-dovey
loving kindness
loyal love
make love
unrequited love
no love lost

Anagrams
vole
vélo

See also
charity
"I love you" in various languages

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English transitive verbs

Danish

Etymology
Old Norse lofa

Verb
love

1. to praise
2. to promise

Category:Danish verbs
Category:Emotions
Category:Positive words

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