love

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to be in love with somebody, especially somebody who does not love you in return

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to carry a torch for sb

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showing sexual desire and love towards somebody

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amorous

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​a love affair, especially a secret one

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amour

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very strong feelings of enthusiasm or love

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ardour

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loving somebody/something so much that you do not behave in a sensible way

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besotted (by/with somebody/something)

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to feel and show great love for somebody, ignoring their faults

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dote on/upon somebody

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showing a lot of love for somebody, often ignoring their faults

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doting

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​(formal)
(often in negative sentences)
liking something a lot

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enamoured

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​(informal) to be sexually attracted to somebody

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get/have the hots for somebody

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​(informal, humorous) to be very much in love

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have got it bad

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​(formal) having or showing too much love or praise for somebody/something

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idolatrous

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formal) too much love or praise for somebody/something

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idolatry

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having a very strong feeling of love or attraction for somebody/something so that you cannot think clearly and in a sensible way

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infatuated (with somebody/something)

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very strong feelings of love or attraction for somebody/something, especially when these are unreasonable and do not last long

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infatuation (with/for somebody/something)

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a strong feeling of wanting something/somebody

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longing (for somebody/something
,to do something)

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​(formal) to fall in love with somebody/something

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lose your heart (to somebody/something)

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full of romantic love for somebody

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loved-up

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expressing romantic love in a way that is slightly silly

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lovey-dovey

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[uncountable] (British English, informal, humorous)
​a non-standard spelling of ‘love’, used especially to refer to romantic love

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lurve

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[usually before noun] (literary)
​persuading you to feel love or sympathy

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melting

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very much in love with somebody; very enthusiastic about something

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nuts about somebody/something

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to cause strong feelings of love or sympathy in somebody

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pull, tug, etc. at somebody’s heartstrings

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feelings of love that a young person has for somebody else and that adults do not think is very serious

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puppy love

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to give something such as love, a favour, kind treatment, etc. in return for what somebody has given you

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requite something

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(especially humorous) suddenly feeling that you are in love with somebody

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smitten (with/by somebody/something)

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expressing deep feelings, especially feelings of love or being sad

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soulful

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​(literary) to make somebody fall in love with you

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steal somebody’s heart

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​(informal) to allow somebody to believe something that is not true, for example that you love them, intend to help them, etc.

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string somebody along

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​to make somebody fall suddenly and deeply in love with you

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sweep somebody off their feet

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to feel very excited, emotional, etc. about somebody that you think is sexually attractive

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swoon (over somebody)

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[usually before noun] ​full of strong emotions, especially connected with sex and love

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torrid

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​to make somebody love you

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win somebody’s heart

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(old-fashioned) (of a man) to try to persuade a woman to love him and marry him

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woo somebody

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unhappy because the person you love does not love you

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lovelorn