loves 1 of 2

verb

Definition of lovesnext
present tense third-person singular of love
1
as in treasures
to hold dear patriots who loved their country well enough to die for it

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2
as in adores
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for a husband who loves his wife more than anything

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3
as in enjoys
to take pleasure in I love playing Frisbee in the summer rain

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as in caresses
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner the baby responded to my caresses and kisses by loving me right back

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loves

2 of 2

noun

plural of love
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as in passions
a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone her love for her children was truly selfless

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as in darlings
a person with whom one is in love she is the love of my life

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as in likes
positive regard for something a love of chocolate, which I will pay anything to indulge

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as in flings
a brief romantic relationship he refused to discuss past loves

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loves
  1. adores
  2. enjoys
  3. passions
  4. darlings
  5. likes
  6. appreciates
  7. affections
  8. sweethearts
Verb
  • This week, your sign ruler Venus struggles to access insight but adores intuition.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Cancer Jupiter, the planet of expansion, absolutely adores being in the Water sign Cancer.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of adores
Verb
  • Joe still enjoys this organic marketing today.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, the company enjoys a very strong position in its key asset servicing business as customer retention tends to be very high.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of enjoys
Noun
  • Travel to passions rather than destinations.
    Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Find and hone passions outside of academics and work; 6.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of passions
Noun
  • Day Six of Paris Fashion Week featured the city’s fashion darlings in full glory.
    Stixx Mathews, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Extremophiles, or microbes that live in the most seemingly hostile environments, are the darlings of astrobiologists, who study the potential for life beyond Earth.
    quantamagazine.org, quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • That wasn’t the only number revealed at the Upfront, where the likes of Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Idris Elba showing up to entertain advertisers.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But that hasn’t stopped the likes of Lego and Hasbro from pushing ahead.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of likes
Verb
  • Bowers also appreciates having a more compressed period of time to lay down his ideas and get the right colors and tone for the music.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Christa’s family appreciates the outpouring from the community and hopes for justice for their daughter and their unborn grandchild.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of appreciates
Noun
  • Have faith in their affections!
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Anderson, meanwhile, played Jane Fairfax, Emma's romantic rival for the affections of Frank Churchill (Callum Turner).
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of affections
Noun
  • The pair were teenage sweethearts and were married for over 50 years.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The two were teenage sweethearts and married for over 50 years.
    Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of sweethearts
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