0 past simple and past participle of love
1 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:
2 to like something very much:
She loves animals.
I absolutely love chocolate.
He really loves his job.
[ + -ing verb ] I love skiing.
[ + to infinitive ] She would dearly love to start her own business.
You may love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them.
He said he would always love her .
I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.
She faces the dilemma of disobeying her father or losing the man she loves.
When I tried to tell her that I loved her it just came out all wrong.
We would dearly love to sell our flat and move to the country.
