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# love

«love» in Mova's school dictionary: **To care very deeply about someone, like family or close…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (love, loves, loved, loving); noun (love — uncountable; a love, loves — someone or something loved)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#m1)

2) To like something very much: «I love pizza». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#m2)

3) A noun: the strong warm feeling of caring for someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#m3)

4) A noun: a person or thing you love: «Music is her great love». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#m4)

5) In tennis: a score of zero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#m5)

6) In the UK, «love» is a friendly way to speak to someone: «Thanks, love». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings lessons: love is shown by kindness, care, listening, sharing, keeping each other safe — not by being controlled or hurt. In stories love is a strong reason for what characters do. In everyday life: «Love from…» ends letters and cards. Phrases: fall in love, in love with, love from, with love, lots of love, I'd love to, love each other, love heart.

### examples

- I love my family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#x1)
- We love going to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#x2)
- Grandma sent a card with lots of love. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#x3)
- I'd love to come to your party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#x4)
- The puppy needs food, care and love. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#x5)
- Love from Emma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#x6)
- The score in tennis is fifteen–love. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#x7)
- Thanks, love, said the lady in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: loved, loving (drop the e). «Love doing» or «love to do» are both fine. «I'd love to» = a polite yes. In tennis «love» means 0 points. Love is not the same as «like»: love is stronger.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups sometimes cry "happy tears" when they feel strong happy feelings like love or pride.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/14/)
- [Grown-ups in love show affection with hugs and kisses, and it is normal for children to find it embarrassing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/14/)
- [Feeling jealous of a new baby is very common, and parents still love the older child just as much.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/9/)
- [When an old person gets confused or calls you the wrong name, it is the illness, not a lack of love.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/5/)
- [Most grown-ups calm down quickly after shouting and feel bad about it; shouting does not mean they stop loving you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «love» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/love/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.