Betekenis van love In het Nederlands

• 0 to like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to have strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family:

  • I love you.

  • Last night he told me he loved me.

  • I've only ever loved one man.

  • I'm sure he loves his kids.

• 1 to like something very much:

  • She loves animals.

  • I absolutely love chocolate.

  • He really loves his job.

  • [ + -ing verb ] I love skiing.

  • Love it or hate it, reality TV is here to stay.

  • I'd love a cup of coffee if you're making one.

  • [ + to infinitive ] She would dearly love to start her own business.

  • UK I'd love you to come to dinner next week.

  • US I'd love for you to come to dinner next week.

• 2 the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family:

  • "I've been seeing him over a year now." "Is it love?"

  • Children need to be shown lots of love.

  • "I'm seeing Laura next week." "Oh, please give her my love" (= tell her I am thinking about her with affection).

  • Maggie asked me to send her love to you and the kids (= tell you that she is thinking about you with affection).

  • informal How's your love life (= your romantic and/or sexual relationships) these days?

  • He was the love of my life.

  • She was my first love.

  • You look tired, love.

  • That'll be four pounds exactly, love.

  • See you at Christmas. Love, Kate.

  • I'm in love for the first time and it's wonderful.

  • They're still madly in love (with each other).

  • I was 20 when I first fell in love.

• 3 strong liking for:

  • I don't share my boyfriend's love of cooking.

  • Music is one of her greatest loves.

• 4 (in tennis) the state of having no points:

  • The score now stands at 40–love.

• 5 to have a strong affection for someone, which can be combined with a strong romantic attraction:

  • Susan loved her brother dearly.

  • "I love you and want to marry you, Emily," he said.

• 6 to like something very much:

  • [ T ] My kids love cartoons.

  • [ + to infinitive ] We’d love to own our own home.

• 7 If you fall in love you begin to love someone:

  • She’s fallen in love and made plans to marry.

  • I think he's in love with Anna.