Tra từ love - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

love [love loves loved loving] noun, verb BrE [lʌv] NAmE [lʌv]
noun

AFFECTION
1. uncountable a strong feeling of deep affection for sb/sth, especially a member of your family or a friend
•a mother's love for her children
•love of your country
• He seems incapable of love.

ROMANTIC
2. uncountable a strong feeling of affection for sb that you are sexually attracted to
•a love song/story
• We're in love!
• She was in love with him.
•They fell in love with each other.
•It was love at first sight (= they were attracted to each other the first time they met).
•They're madly in love.
•Their love grew with the years.

ENJOYMENT
3. uncountable, singular the strong feeling of enjoyment that sth gives you
•a love of learning
• He's in love with his work.
• I fell in love with the house.

SB/STH YOU LIKE
4. countable a person, a thing or an activity that you like very much
• Take care, my love.
• He was the love of my life (= the person I loved most).
•I like most sports but tennis is my first love.

FRIENDLY NAME
5. countable (BrE, informal)a word used as a friendly way of addressing sb
•Can I help you, love?
compare ↑duck

IN TENNIS
6. uncountable a score of zero (points or games)
•40–love!
•She won the first set six–love/six games to love.
more at cupboard love at ↑cupboard, all's fair in love and war at ↑fair _adj., head over heels in love at ↑head _n., a labour of love at ↑labour _n.

Word Origin:
Old English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati ‘desires’, Latin libet ‘it is pleasing’, libido ‘desire’, also by the noun ↑leave and ↑lief.

Thesaurus:
love noun
1. U
•a mother's love for her children
affection • • tenderness • • devotion • • attachment • • liking •
Opp: hatred, Opp: hate
love/affection/tenderness/liking for sb
love/affection/tenderness/devotion between A and B
show love/affection/tenderness/devotion
feel love/affection/tenderness/an attachment
Love or affection? Love can be a mild feeling or a very strong one:
•Bob sends his love (= best wishes/regards).
• There is nothing greater than a mother's love for her children.
✗ There is nothing greater than a mother's affection for her children. Affection is a gentle feeling, often shown in the way sb talks to, looks at or touches sb else:
•She spoke/treated him/looked at him/hugged him with great affection.
2. U
•He fell madly in love with her.
passion • • desire • • romance • • attraction • • infatuation • • crush • |often disapproving lust •
love/passion/desire/attraction/infatuation/lust for sb
sexual/physical/mutual love/passion/desire/attraction/lust
find love/romance
love/passion/attraction/desire grows
Love, passion or desire? Love is the most general of these words. Passion and desire are stronger words and are more to do with physical love and sex.
3. U, sing.
•We share a love of music.
passion • • liking • • taste •
a great love/passion/liking for sth
have/develop/share a love/passion/liking/taste for/of sth
Love or passion? Passion is stronger than love and may affect the way you live your life
•The family had a passion for art; the house was full of paintings and sculptures.

Collocations:
Marriage and divorce
Romance
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with sb)
be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
be/find true love/the love of your life
suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth
meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have/go on a (blind) date
be going out with/ (especially NAmE) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
Weddings
get/be engaged/married/divorced
arrange/plan a wedding
have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
have/enter into an arranged marriage
call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
Separation and divorce
be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have an affair (with sb)
break off/end an engagement/a relationship
break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
annul/dissolve a marriage
apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)

Example Bank:
•At last she had found true love.
•Can true love prevail?
•Do you believe in love at first sight?
•Does she doubt my love for her?
•From John, she received the love she had never received from her father.
•He developed a lifelong love of music.
•He did not know how to express his love for her.
•He didn't return her love.
•He fell in love with one of his students.
•He had a great love of life.
•He had an abiding love of the English countryside.
•He had never known true love until now.
•He wanted to make love to her.
•He would do almost anything to prove his love for her.
•His wealth enabled him to indulge his love of fast cars.
•I couldn't hide my love for her any longer.
•I did it for love!
•I don't deserve his love.
•I like most sports but tennis is my first love.
•I was madly in love with her.
•In his music dramas, love conquers all.
•It gave me the opportunity to pursue my love of music.
•Love blossomed between the two of them
•She felt no love for him.
•She has earned the love and respect of many people.
•She plays his love interest in the film.
•She was the love of his life.
•Soul Survivors is a story of lost love.
•The poem is a celebration of married love.
•They fell head over heels in love.
•They lavish love on Selah, their cat.
•They publicly declared their love for each other.
•They share a love of music.
•They were into free love and avoided commitment.
•We are very much in love.
•We want to foster a love of learning in all children.
•You have my undying love.
•a party with family and friends to celebrate their love
•a play about thwarted love
•a sad tale of unrequited love
•her deep love for him
•the cult of courtly love in the 12th century
•the love between parent and child
•It was love at first sight.
•People say there is nothing greater than a mother's love for her children.
•She was madly/deeply in love with him.
•a love song/story
Idioms: ↑for love ▪ ↑for the love of God ▪ ↑for the love of something ▪ ↑give my love to somebody ▪ ↑lots of love ▪ ↑love from ▪ ↑love is blind ▪ ↑love you and leave you ▪ ↑make love ▪ ↑not for love or money ▪ ↑there's no love lost between A and B

verb

FEEL AFFECTION
1. ~ sb/sth (not used in the progressive tenses)to have very strong feelings of affection for sb
• I love you.
• If you love each other, why not get married?
•Her much-loved brother lay dying of AIDS.
•He had become a well-loved member of staff.
•Relatives need time to grieve over loved ones they have lost.
•to love your country

LIKE/ENJOY
2. to like or enjoy sth very much
Syn: ↑adore
•~ sth I really love summer evenings.
•I just love it when you bring me presents!
•He loved the way she smiled.
•I love it in Spain (= I like the life there).
•It was one of his best-loved songs.
• (ironic)You're going to love this. They've changed their minds again.
•~ doing sth (especially in BrE)My dad loves going to football games.
•~ to do sth (especially NAmE)I love to go out dancing.
•~ sb/sth to do sth He loved her to sing to him.
3. would loveused to say that you would very much like sth
•~ to do sth Come on Rory, the kids would love to hear you sing.
• I haven't been to Brazil, but I'd love to go.
•~ sb/sth to do sth I'd love her to come and live with us.
•~ sth ‘Cigarette?’ ‘I'd love one, but I've just given up.’
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English lufu, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit lubhyati ‘desires’, Latin libet ‘it is pleasing’, libido ‘desire’, also by the noun ↑leave and ↑lief.

Thesaurus:
love verb
1. T (not used in the progressive tenses)
•I love you.
care for sb • • be fond of sb • • like • • be devoted to sb • • adore • • idolize • • dote on/upon sb •
Opp: hate, Opp: loathe, Opp: detest
love/care for/be fond of/like/be devoted to/adore/dote on your children
love/care for/be fond of/like/be devoted to/adore your/sb's husband/wife/father/mother
really love/care for/like/adore/idolize/dote on sb
2. T (not usually used in the progressive tenses)
•My dad loves cricket.
adore • • like • • be fond of sth • |BrE, informal be keen on sth •
Opp: hate
love/adore/like/be fond of/be keen on doing sth
I love/adore/like it here/there/when…
love/adore/like the way sb does sth
Love or adore? Adore is more informal than love, and expresses a stronger feeling.

Synonyms:
like
love • be fond of • be keen on sth • adore
These words all mean to find sth pleasant, attractive or satisfactory, or to enjoy sth.
like • to find sth pleasant, attractive or satisfactory; to enjoy sth: ▪ Do you like their new house? ◇ ▪ I like to see them enjoying themselves.
love • to like or enjoy sth very much: ▪ He loved the way she smiled.
be fond of sth • to like or enjoy sth, especially sth you have liked or enjoyed for a long time: ▪ We were fond of the house and didn't want to leave.
be keen on sth • (BrE informal) (often used in negative statements) to like or enjoy sth: ▪ I'm not keen on spicy food. ◇ ▪ She's not keen on being told what to do.
adore • (informal) to like or enjoy sth very much: ▪ She adores working with children.
love or adore?
Adore is more informal than love, and is used to express a stronger feeling.
to like/love/be fond of/be keen on/adore doing sth
to like/love to do sth
to like/love sth very much
I like/love/adore it here/there/when…
to like/love/adore the way sb does sth
to really like/love/adore sb/sth
to be really fond of/keen on sth

Synonyms:
love
like • be fond of sb • adore • be devoted to sb • care for sb • dote on sb
These words all mean to have feelings of love or affection for sb.
love • to have strong feelings of affection for sb: ▪ I love you.
like • to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them: ▪ She's nice. I like her.
be fond of sb • to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time: ▪ I've always been very fond of your mother.
adore • to love sb very much: ▪ It's obvious that she adores him.
be devoted to sb • to love sb very much and be loyal to them: ▪ They are devoted to their children.
care for sb • to love sb, especially in a way that is based on strong affection or a feeling of wanting to protect them, rather than sex: ▪ He cared for her more than she realized.
Care for sb is often used when sb has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does: ▪ If he really cared for you, he wouldn't behave like that.
dote on sb • to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults: ▪ He dotes on his children.
to really love/like/adore/care for/dote on sb
to be really/genuinely fond of/devoted to sb
to love/like/care for sb very much

Example Bank:
•Flowers are universally loved.
•He loved his wife dearly.
•He wanted to be unconditionally loved.
•I absolutely love your shoes!
•I personally love the song.
•She simply loved being involved.
•He had become a well-loved and respected member the team.
•I just love it when you bring me presents!
•I'm loving every minute of this.
•You're going to love this. They've changed their minds again.