love

Universal Words noun, verb noun affection 1 [U] 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 [U] 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 [U,sing.] the strong feeling of enjoyment that sth gives you: a love of learning / nature / music * He's in love with his work. * I fell in love with the house. sb / sth you like 4 [C] 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 [C] (BrE, spoken, informal) a word used as a friendly way of addressing sb: Can I help you, love? compareDUCK in tennis 6 [U] a score of zero (points or games): 40love! * She won the first set sixlove / six games to love. IDIOMS (just) for love