Feeling or showing love or great care
“I owe most of my success to the loving care and support of my parents.”
Having romantic or lustful connotations
“You're trying hard not to show it, but baby, I know it. You've lost that loving feeling.”
Diligent in performing a process or procedure
“The sculpture clearly shows the amount of loving work that the artist has put into it.”
Having a considerate or kindly disposition
On very affectionate or intimate terms
Willing to put the needs or wishes of others before one's own
Excessively sentimental or emotional
In love, or infatuated with someone or something
Involving, or given to, open or heavy displays of emotion
Causing or giving happiness, comfort or pleasure
Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering
(formal, caring for) Wanting or considering
Present participle for to like in an emphatic manner, or have a strong liking for
“Of course, I would love having a coffee with you.”
Present participle for to revere someone or something profoundly with unwavering devotion
“The locals love their ancestors, and their attachment to family land is almost visceral.”
(euphemistic) Present participle for to have physical or intimate relations with someone
“Paul kept saying that he was made to love her, and that she was made to love him. He then remarked that he couldn't get enough of her, and asked if she could get enough of him.”
Present participle for to cherish or remember fondly
“But I still love him, and that feeling doesn't change just because the relationship has changed.”
Extreme admiration, love, or reverence for something or someone
A fondness or positive regard for something
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