love
/lʌv/verb
उच्चारण लव
प्यार करना, प्रेम करना
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[T] ~ sb
to have very strong feelings of affection for somebody
प्यार करना, प्रेम करना
- She loves her children more than anything.
- I love you.
- He loves his little sister and always protects her.
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- Parents love their children unconditionally.
- Radhika loves her grandmother very much.
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[T] ~ sth | ~ doing sth | ~ to do sth
to like or enjoy something very much
बहुत पसंद करना
- Radhika loves reading.
- I would love to visit Kashmir.
- I love watching the monsoon from the balcony.
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- They love to play cricket on Sundays.
- Radhika would love to visit Kerala someday.
- He loves hot jalebis in winter.
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[U] ~ (for sb) | ~ (of sth)
a strong feeling of deep affection for somebody or something
प्रेम, प्यार, स्नेह
- a mother's love for her child
- his love of music
- The love of the villagers touched her deeply.
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- She felt great love for her country.
- He has a deep love of poetry.
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[C]
a person, thing or activity that you like very much
प्रिय व्यक्ति या चीज़
- Cricket is his first love.
- Music has been her great love since childhood.
- Cooking is her first love.
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- The old piano was the love of his life.
- Reading has always been a great love of mine.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
love + noun / -ing / to-infinitive
Love can be followed by a noun, a gerund or a to-infinitive for something you enjoy very much.
बहुत पसंद आने वाली बात के लिए 'love' के बाद noun, gerund या to-infinitive आ सकता है।
- I love mangoes.
- She loves singing / to sing in the evening.
would love to + infinitive
Would love to is a warm and polite way of saying you want to do something.
'Would love to' किसी काम की इच्छा बताने का स्नेहपूर्ण और विनम्र ढंग है।
- I would love to join your trip.
- Radhika would love to meet the author.
love for / of sb / sth (noun)
For is used for a person or thing in general; of is used with a general idea or activity.
किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु के लिए 'for' आता है; सामान्य विचार या गतिविधि के लिए 'of'।
- Her love for her family is deep.
- He has a love of reading.
fall in love with sb / be in love with sb
Fall in love is the act of beginning to love; be in love is the state. Use with, not to or by.
'Fall in love' प्रेम आरंभ होने का कार्य है; 'be in love' अवस्था। 'With' लगाएँ, 'to' या 'by' नहीं।
- She fell in love with the hills of Shimla.
- They have been in love for ten years.
+Collocations 4
adjective + love
deeptrueunconditionalfirstmotherlygreat
- A mother's love is unconditional.
verb + love
feelshowfall inwinsharefall out of
- He showed his love by helping her with her studies.
love + noun
storylettersongaffairmarriagelife
- Their love story began in college.
love + preposition
love forlove ofin love without of love
- He has a great love of music.
“More examples 5
- Radhika loves reading novels on rainy afternoons.
राधिका को बरसात की दोपहरों में उपन्यास पढ़ना बहुत पसंद है।
- He sent his love to his parents in the letter.
उसने पत्र में अपने माता-पिता को स्नेह भेजा।
- The children love the sweets made at Diwali.
बच्चों को दीवाली पर बनी मिठाइयाँ बहुत पसंद हैं।
- Love for one's country inspired the freedom fighters.
देश के प्रति प्रेम ने स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों को प्रेरित किया।
- I would love a cup of chai right now.
मुझे इस समय एक कप चाय बहुत अच्छी लगेगी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am loving this song very much.
✓ I love this song very much.
Love is a stative verb of feeling and is not normally used in the continuous tense (except in the informal I'm loving it).
'Love' भावना बताने वाली stative verb है और सामान्यतः continuous tense में नहीं आती (अनौपचारिक 'I'm loving it' को छोड़कर)।
✗ She fell in love to him.
✓ She fell in love with him.
Fall in love takes with, not to.
'Fall in love' के साथ 'with' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ I love to listening music.
✓ I love listening to music.
Love takes a gerund or to-infinitive; do not mix to with -ing. Listen also needs to.
'Love' के बाद gerund या to-infinitive आता है; 'to' और '-ing' को न मिलाएँ। 'Listen' के बाद भी 'to' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Love, like and adore are about how strong the feeling is.
Love, like और adore भावना की तीव्रता के आधार पर भिन्न हैं।
A very strong feeling of affection or enjoyment.
स्नेह या आनंद की बहुत प्रबल भावना।
- I love my grandmother.
A milder feeling of being pleased by someone or something.
किसी से प्रसन्न होने की हल्की भावना।
- I like tea.
Even stronger than love; often with deep admiration.
'Love' से भी प्रबल; प्रायः गहरी प्रशंसा के साथ।
- She adores her little brother.
¶Idioms 4
fall in love (with sb)
to start to love somebody
(किसी से) प्रेम हो जाना
- They fell in love at college.
for love or money
used with a negative to say that something cannot be obtained by any means
किसी भी कीमत पर (नहीं)
- You cannot get a ticket for love or money.
there is no love lost between A and B
they do not like each other
दोनों में बिलकुल नहीं बनती
- There's no love lost between the two neighbours.
- There was no love lost between the coach and the captain.
love is blind
when you love sb, you cannot see their faults
प्रेम अंधा होता है
- She can't see how selfish he is; love is blind.
- Love is blind, as they say.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
Notes
Love is a stative verb, so 'I am loving it' is wrong in formal English; say 'I love it'.
Love एक stative verb है, इसलिए formal English में 'I am loving it' गलत है, 'I love it' सही है।