loved

Meaning

simple past and past participle of love

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lʌvd/

From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ġelufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent to love + -ed.

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love

1. A deep caring for the existence of another.
2. Strong affection.
3. Strong affection.
4. Strong affection.
5. Strong affection.
6. A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
7. (colloquial) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
8. A thing, activity, etc. which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
9. Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
10. Sexual activity.
11. An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
12. Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
13. Alternative letter-case form of Love (“personification of love”).
14. (obsolete) A thin silk material.
15. A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.