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love

Main Entry: ¹love

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): loved, loving

Language: English

transitive verb

1 : querer, amar <I love you : te quiero>
2 enjoy : encantarle a alguien, ser (muy) aficionado a, gustarle mucho a uno (algo) <she loves flowers : le encantan las flores> <he loves golf : es muy aficionado al golf> <I'd love to go with you : me gustaría mucho acompañarte>

intransitive verb

: querer, amar

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