/lʌv/
Translation
To like someone or something very much, deep in your heart.
Word origin
From Old English lufu, the common Germanic word for warm feeling or affection.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- lufu
Grammar
Examples
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"Love" means to feel very strongly that you like someone.
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"Loves" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Loved" is the past form of "love".
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
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Cooking Together
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Market Day
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Market Morning
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Sports Day
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The Journey
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The Late Bus
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The Phone Call
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The Surprise Party
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The Register
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The Tuesday Visitor
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Two Tickets to Paris
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Grammar articles
(10)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Gerund and infinitive: which verb form comes next?
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Phrasal Verbs with Put: 13 Meanings You Actually Need
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
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