a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
Used in a Sentence
love
How to use love in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for love.
Editorial note
You know, that thing the "creatives" love so much.
Examples8
Definitions10
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of love gathered in one view.
any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for love.
noun
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
noun
any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
See also: passion
noun
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
noun
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love"
noun
a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love"
noun
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people; "his lovemaking disgusted her"; "he hadn't had any love in months"; "he has a very complicated love life"
See also: lovemaking
verb
have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
verb
get pleasure from; "I love cooking"
See also: enjoy
verb
be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply"
verb
have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Example sentences
You know, that thing the "creatives" love so much.
They're young, they love technology and they all have fat bank accounts.
I love Khan's work and what he's doing, but at the same time the article raises some valid points.
Some people love this work, they can stay useful and "in the game", but some hate it because it comes with the cachet of being stale and not keeping up with the times.
The Docs team knows they'll never be competitive with Office until they can match its scripting facilities, but they're not getting any resource love.
No one is going to "fall in love" with your app if your app shouldn't exist in the first place because the old-school solution provided a superior experience.
General advice for legal questions: it's fine to ask these sorts of questions, but please, for the love of god, don't listen to anyone who isn't a lawyer or who hasn't gone through something very similar to what you're going through.
People love to talk about tolerance except when tolerance means they have to deal with people who were raised with fundamentally different views, or people who may even have the same views they did a decade ago but failed to "evolve.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use love in a sentence?
You know, that thing the "creatives" love so much.
What does love mean?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
What part of speech is love?
love is commonly used as noun, verb.