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love

 
/lʌv/ n [U] (LIKING SOMEONE)

Definition

Our love will last forever. Children need lots of love. "I’m seeing Laura next week." "Oh, please give/send her my love" (= tell her I am thinking about her with affection). fall in love If you fall in love you begin to love someone: She’s fallen in love and made plans to marry. You can write love/love from/all my love/lots of love before your name at the end of letters to family and friends. in love A person who is in love is experiencing a romantic attraction for another person: I think he's in love with Anna.
(Definition of love n (LIKING SOMEONE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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