love noun
adjective
all-consuming , burning , deep , great , immense , intense , overwhelming , passionate , profound
her deep ~ for him
tender
genuine , perfect , pure , real , sheer , sincere , true
boundless , unconditional
altruistic , selfless
abiding , enduring , eternal , everlasting , lasting , lifelong , undying
He had an abiding ~ of the natural world.
You have my undying ~.
steadfast , unfailing
new-found
secret
hopeless , unrequited
a sad tale of unrequited ~
doomed
forbidden
lost
Soul Survivors is a story of lost ~.
mutual , shared
free
They were into free ~ and avoided commitment.
first
I like most sports but tennis is my first ~.
brotherly , familial , fatherly , maternal , parental , paternal , sisterly
puppy , teenage
marital , married
The poem is a celebration of married ~.
courtly , platonic , romantic
the cult of courtly ~ in the 12th century
erotic , physical , sexual
obsessive
heterosexual , homosexual , lesbian , same-sex
redemptive
Christian , divine , human
universal
verb + love
feel , have
She felt no ~ for him.
He had a great ~ of life.
experience , know
He had never known true ~ until now.
search for , seek
discover , find
At last she had found true ~.
rediscover , rekindle
receive
From John, she received the ~ she had never received from her father.
earn
She has earned the ~ and respect of many people.
develop
He developed a lifelong ~ of music.
demonstrate , express , show
prove
He would do almost anything to prove his ~ for her.
hide
I couldn't hide my ~ for her any longer.
confess , declare , pledge , proclaim , profess
They publicly declared their ~ for each other.
deserve
I don't deserve his ~.
doubt
Does she doubt my ~ for her?
inspire , instil/instill
cultivate , foster , nurture
We want to foster a ~ of learning in all children.
celebrate
a party with family and friends to celebrate their ~
reciprocate , return
He didn't return her ~.
share
They share a ~ of music.
indulge
His wealth enabled him to indulge his ~ of fast cars.
pursue
It gave me the opportunity to pursue my ~ of music.
give sb , send (sb)
Bob sends his ~.
lavish , pour
They lavish ~ on Selah, their cat.
be in , fall in
He fell in ~ with one of his students.
fall out of
make (= have sex)
It was the first time they had made ~.
He wanted to make ~ to her.
consummate
love + verb
bloom , blossom , grow
Love blossomed between the two of them
die , fade
prevail
Can true ~ prevail?
love + noun
affair
triangle
life
interest , object
She plays his ~ interest in the film.
rival ( esp. BrE )
rat ( BrE , informal )
slave
letter , note
token
ballad , poem , poetry , scene , song , story
potion , spell
nest
preposition
for ~ , out of ~
I did it for ~!
in ~
We are very much in ~.
~ between
the ~ between parent and child
~ for
He did not know how to express his ~ for her.
~ of
She had a great ~ of painting.
phrases
an act of ~
deeply in ~ , madly in ~ , passionately in ~
I was madly in ~ with her.
desperately in ~ , head over heels in ~ , hopelessly in ~
They fell head over heels in ~.
~ at first sight
Do you believe in ~ at first sight?
~ conquers all
In his music dramas, ~ conquers all.
the ~ of sb's life
She was the ~ of his life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition
love noun
adjective
all-consuming , burning , deep , great , immense , intense , overwhelming , passionate , profound
her deep ~ for him
tender
genuine , perfect , pure , real , sheer , sincere , true
boundless , unconditional
altruistic , selfless
abiding , enduring , eternal , everlasting , lasting , lifelong , undying
He had an abiding ~ of the natural world.
You have my undying ~.
steadfast , unfailing
new-found
secret
hopeless , unrequited
a sad tale of unrequited ~
doomed
forbidden
lost
Soul Survivors is a story of lost ~.
mutual , shared
free
They were into free ~ and avoided commitment.
first
I like most sports but tennis is my first ~.
brotherly , familial , fatherly , maternal , parental , paternal , sisterly
puppy , teenage
marital , married
The poem is a celebration of married ~.
courtly , platonic , romantic
the cult of courtly ~ in the 12th century
erotic , physical , sexual
obsessive
heterosexual , homosexual , lesbian , same-sex
redemptive
Christian , divine , human
universal
verb + love
feel , have
She felt no ~ for him.
He had a great ~ of life.
experience , know
He had never known true ~ until now.
search for , seek
discover , find
At last she had found true ~.
rediscover , rekindle
receive
From John, she received the ~ she had never received from her father.
earn
She has earned the ~ and respect of many people.
develop
He developed a lifelong ~ of music.
demonstrate , express , show
prove
He would do almost anything to prove his ~ for her.
hide
I couldn't hide my ~ for her any longer.
confess , declare , pledge , proclaim , profess
They publicly declared their ~ for each other.
deserve
I don't deserve his ~.
doubt
Does she doubt my ~ for her?
inspire , instil/instill
cultivate , foster , nurture
We want to foster a ~ of learning in all children.
celebrate
a party with family and friends to celebrate their ~
reciprocate , return
He didn't return her ~.
share
They share a ~ of music.
indulge
His wealth enabled him to indulge his ~ of fast cars.
pursue
It gave me the opportunity to pursue my ~ of music.
give sb , send (sb)
Bob sends his ~.
lavish , pour
They lavish ~ on Selah, their cat.
be in , fall in
He fell in ~ with one of his students.
fall out of
make (= have sex)
It was the first time they had made ~.
He wanted to make ~ to her.
consummate
love + verb
bloom , blossom , grow
Love blossomed between the two of them
die , fade
prevail
Can true ~ prevail?
love + noun
affair
triangle
life
interest , object
She plays his ~ interest in the film.
rival ( esp. BrE )
rat ( BrE , informal )
slave
letter , note
token
ballad , poem , poetry , scene , song , story
potion , spell
nest
preposition
for ~ , out of ~
I did it for ~!
in ~
We are very much in ~.
~ between
the ~ between parent and child
~ for
He did not know how to express his ~ for her.
~ of
She had a great ~ of painting.
phrases
an act of ~
deeply in ~ , madly in ~ , passionately in ~
I was madly in ~ with her.
desperately in ~ , head over heels in ~ , hopelessly in ~
They fell head over heels in ~.
~ at first sight
Do you believe in ~ at first sight?
~ conquers all
In his music dramas, ~ conquers all.
the ~ of sb's life
She was the ~ of his life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition
love noun
adjective
all-consuming , burning , deep , great , immense , intense , overwhelming , passionate , profound
her deep ~ for him
tender
genuine , perfect , pure , real , sheer , sincere , true
boundless , unconditional
altruistic , selfless
abiding , enduring , eternal , everlasting , lasting , lifelong , undying
He had an abiding ~ of the natural world.
You have my undying ~.
steadfast , unfailing
new-found
secret
hopeless , unrequited
a sad tale of unrequited ~
doomed
forbidden
lost
Soul Survivors is a story of lost ~.
mutual , shared
free
They were into free ~ and avoided commitment.
first
I like most sports but tennis is my first ~.
brotherly , familial , fatherly , maternal , parental , paternal , sisterly
puppy , teenage
marital , married
The poem is a celebration of married ~.
courtly , platonic , romantic
the cult of courtly ~ in the 12th century
erotic , physical , sexual
obsessive
heterosexual , homosexual , lesbian , same-sex
redemptive
Christian , divine , human
universal
verb + love
feel , have
She felt no ~ for him.
He had a great ~ of life.
experience , know
He had never known true ~ until now.
search for , seek
discover , find
At last she had found true ~.
rediscover , rekindle
receive
From John, she received the ~ she had never received from her father.
earn
She has earned the ~ and respect of many people.
develop
He developed a lifelong ~ of music.
demonstrate , express , show
prove
He would do almost anything to prove his ~ for her.
hide
I couldn't hide my ~ for her any longer.
confess , declare , pledge , proclaim , profess
They publicly declared their ~ for each other.
deserve
I don't deserve his ~.
doubt
Does she doubt my ~ for her?
inspire , instil/instill
cultivate , foster , nurture
We want to foster a ~ of learning in all children.
celebrate
a party with family and friends to celebrate their ~
reciprocate , return
He didn't return her ~.
share
They share a ~ of music.
indulge
His wealth enabled him to indulge his ~ of fast cars.
pursue
It gave me the opportunity to pursue my ~ of music.
give sb , send (sb)
Bob sends his ~.
lavish , pour
They lavish ~ on Selah, their cat.
be in , fall in
He fell in ~ with one of his students.
fall out of
make (= have sex)
It was the first time they had made ~.
He wanted to make ~ to her.
consummate
love + verb
bloom , blossom , grow
Love blossomed between the two of them
die , fade
prevail
Can true ~ prevail?
love + noun
affair
triangle
life
interest , object
She plays his ~ interest in the film.
rival ( esp. BrE )
rat ( BrE , informal )
slave
letter , note
token
ballad , poem , poetry , scene , song , story
potion , spell
nest
preposition
for ~ , out of ~
I did it for ~!
in ~
We are very much in ~.
~ between
the ~ between parent and child
~ for
He did not know how to express his ~ for her.
~ of
She had a great ~ of painting.
phrases
an act of ~
deeply in ~ , madly in ~ , passionately in ~
I was madly in ~ with her.
desperately in ~ , head over heels in ~ , hopelessly in ~
They fell head over heels in ~.
~ at first sight
Do you believe in ~ at first sight?
~ conquers all
In his music dramas, ~ conquers all.
the ~ of sb's life
She was the ~ of his life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition
love noun
adjective
all-consuming , burning , deep , great , immense , intense , overwhelming , passionate , profound
her deep ~ for him
tender
genuine , perfect , pure , real , sheer , sincere , true
boundless , unconditional
altruistic , selfless
abiding , enduring , eternal , everlasting , lasting , lifelong , undying
He had an abiding ~ of the natural world.
You have my undying ~.
steadfast , unfailing
new-found
secret
hopeless , unrequited
a sad tale of unrequited ~
doomed
forbidden
lost
Soul Survivors is a story of lost ~.
mutual , shared
free
They were into free ~ and avoided commitment.
first
I like most sports but tennis is my first ~.
brotherly , familial , fatherly , maternal , parental , paternal , sisterly
puppy , teenage
marital , married
The poem is a celebration of married ~.
courtly , platonic , romantic
the cult of courtly ~ in the 12th century
erotic , physical , sexual
obsessive
heterosexual , homosexual , lesbian , same-sex
redemptive
Christian , divine , human
universal
verb + love
feel , have
She felt no ~ for him.
He had a great ~ of life.
experience , know
He had never known true ~ until now.
search for , seek
discover , find
At last she had found true ~.
rediscover , rekindle
receive
From John, she received the ~ she had never received from her father.
earn
She has earned the ~ and respect of many people.
develop
He developed a lifelong ~ of music.
demonstrate , express , show
prove
He would do almost anything to prove his ~ for her.
hide
I couldn't hide my ~ for her any longer.
confess , declare , pledge , proclaim , profess
They publicly declared their ~ for each other.
deserve
I don't deserve his ~.
doubt
Does she doubt my ~ for her?
inspire , instil/instill
cultivate , foster , nurture
We want to foster a ~ of learning in all children.
celebrate
a party with family and friends to celebrate their ~
reciprocate , return
He didn't return her ~.
share
They share a ~ of music.
indulge
His wealth enabled him to indulge his ~ of fast cars.
pursue
It gave me the opportunity to pursue my ~ of music.
give sb , send (sb)
Bob sends his ~.
lavish , pour
They lavish ~ on Selah, their cat.
be in , fall in
He fell in ~ with one of his students.
fall out of
make (= have sex)
It was the first time they had made ~.
He wanted to make ~ to her.
consummate
love + verb
bloom , blossom , grow
Love blossomed between the two of them
die , fade
prevail
Can true ~ prevail?
love + noun
affair
triangle
life
interest , object
She plays his ~ interest in the film.
rival ( esp. BrE )
rat ( BrE , informal )
slave
letter , note
token
ballad , poem , poetry , scene , song , story
potion , spell
nest
preposition
for ~ , out of ~
I did it for ~!
in ~
We are very much in ~.
~ between
the ~ between parent and child
~ for
He did not know how to express his ~ for her.
~ of
She had a great ~ of painting.
phrases
an act of ~
deeply in ~ , madly in ~ , passionately in ~
I was madly in ~ with her.
desperately in ~ , head over heels in ~ , hopelessly in ~
They fell head over heels in ~.
~ at first sight
Do you believe in ~ at first sight?
~ conquers all
In his music dramas, ~ conquers all.
the ~ of sb's life
She was the ~ of his life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition
love noun
adjective
all-consuming , burning , deep , great , immense , intense , overwhelming , passionate , profound
her deep ~ for him
tender
genuine , perfect , pure , real , sheer , sincere , true
boundless , unconditional
altruistic , selfless
abiding , enduring , eternal , everlasting , lasting , lifelong , undying
He had an abiding ~ of the natural world.
You have my undying ~.
steadfast , unfailing
new-found
secret
hopeless , unrequited
a sad tale of unrequited ~
doomed
forbidden
lost
Soul Survivors is a story of lost ~.
mutual , shared
free
They were into free ~ and avoided commitment.
first
I like most sports but tennis is my first ~.
brotherly , familial , fatherly , maternal , parental , paternal , sisterly
puppy , teenage
marital , married
The poem is a celebration of married ~.
courtly , platonic , romantic
the cult of courtly ~ in the 12th century
erotic , physical , sexual
obsessive
heterosexual , homosexual , lesbian , same-sex
redemptive
Christian , divine , human
universal
verb + love
feel , have
She felt no ~ for him.
He had a great ~ of life.
experience , know
He had never known true ~ until now.
search for , seek
discover , find
At last she had found true ~.
rediscover , rekindle
receive
From John, she received the ~ she had never received from her father.
earn
She has earned the ~ and respect of many people.
develop
He developed a lifelong ~ of music.
demonstrate , express , show
prove
He would do almost anything to prove his ~ for her.
hide
I couldn't hide my ~ for her any longer.
confess , declare , pledge , proclaim , profess
They publicly declared their ~ for each other.
deserve
I don't deserve his ~.
doubt
Does she doubt my ~ for her?
inspire , instil/instill
cultivate , foster , nurture
We want to foster a ~ of learning in all children.
celebrate
a party with family and friends to celebrate their ~
reciprocate , return
He didn't return her ~.
share
They share a ~ of music.
indulge
His wealth enabled him to indulge his ~ of fast cars.
pursue
It gave me the opportunity to pursue my ~ of music.
give sb , send (sb)
Bob sends his ~.
lavish , pour
They lavish ~ on Selah, their cat.
be in , fall in
He fell in ~ with one of his students.
fall out of
make (= have sex)
It was the first time they had made ~.
He wanted to make ~ to her.
consummate
love + verb
bloom , blossom , grow
Love blossomed between the two of them
die , fade
prevail
Can true ~ prevail?
love + noun
affair
triangle
life
interest , object
She plays his ~ interest in the film.
rival ( esp. BrE )
rat ( BrE , informal )
slave
letter , note
token
ballad , poem , poetry , scene , song , story
potion , spell
nest
preposition
for ~ , out of ~
I did it for ~!
in ~
We are very much in ~.
~ between
the ~ between parent and child
~ for
He did not know how to express his ~ for her.
~ of
She had a great ~ of painting.
phrases
an act of ~
deeply in ~ , madly in ~ , passionately in ~
I was madly in ~ with her.
desperately in ~ , head over heels in ~ , hopelessly in ~
They fell head over heels in ~.
~ at first sight
Do you believe in ~ at first sight?
~ conquers all
In his music dramas, ~ conquers all.
the ~ of sb's life
She was the ~ of his life.
love verb
adverb
dearly , deeply , passionately , really , very much
He ~d his wife dearly.
absolutely , totally ( informal , esp. AmE )
I absolutely ~ your shoes!
genuinely , really , truly
simply
She simply ~d being involved.
unconditionally
He wanted to be unconditionally ~d.
secretly
universally
Flowers are universally ~d.
personally
I personally ~ the song.
Love is used with these nouns as the object: child , country , fashion , father , feeling , film , food , job , music , work
love - hate adj.
Love - hate is used with these nouns: relationship
lovely adj.
verbs
be , feel , look , sound
The cool water felt ~ after being in the hot sun.
Your idea of a day on the beach sounds ~.
adverb
particularly , really , truly , very
She looked really ~ in the blue dress.
absolutely , perfectly , quite , simply
She has an absolutely ~ face.
rather ( esp. BrE )
Lovely is used with these nouns: baby , beach , bloke , blossom , bride , clothes , colour , complexion , countryside , couple , day , evening , face , figure , flavour , flower , garden , gift , girl , holiday , horse , house , kid , lad , lady , lunch , meal , melody , memory , morning , people , person , personality , photograph , picture , piece , scenery , scent , setting , shade , smell , sound , spot , stretch , sunset , surprise , surroundings , thing , touch , view , voice , walk , weather , wife
lover noun
adjective
ardent , good , great , passionate
jilted , rejected ( esp. BrE ) , spurned
She was shot by her jilted ~.
jealous
doomed , star-crossed
former , one-time
lost
long-time
He got married to his long-time ~.
potential , would-be
live-in
secret
married
gay , homosexual , lesbian
female , male
teenage , young
toy-boy ( BrE , informal )
wealthy ( esp. BrE )
verb + lover
be , become
They became ~s when they worked in the same office.
find , have , take
It was common for women to take ~s.
marry
leave
kill , murder
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