love
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
How often you will meet it
Rank 159 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 151,622 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.072% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a strong positive emotion of regard and affection his love for his workchildren need a lot of love
- any object of warm affection or devotion also: passion the theater was her first lovehe has a passion for cock fighting
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment also: beloved, dear, dearest, honey
- a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction also: sexual love, erotic love their love left them indifferent to their surroundingsshe was his first love
- a score of zero in tennis or squash it was 40 love
- sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people also: sexual love, lovemaking, making love, love life his lovemaking disgusted herhe hadn't had any love in months
verb
- have a great affection or liking for I love French foodShe loves her boss and works hard for him
- get pleasure from also: enjoy I love cooking
love in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Love does not understand, or even recognize, gratitude.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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And by His care, His love so rare, From sorrow thou art freed.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Only he could not bolt--he could not get a moment to himself for love or money.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Mrs. Wiggs's hands were rough and knotted, but love taught them to be gentle as she smoothed his hot head.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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The love of mimetic representation, either as a participant or as a spectator, is an ineradicable instinct of childhood and adolescence.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1