Love

Russian Meaning

English Meaning

1. A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
2. A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.
3. Sexual passion.
4. Sexual intercourse.
5. A love affair.
6. An intense emotional attachment, as for a pet or treasured object.
7. A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment.
8. An expression of one's affection: Send him my love.
9. A strong predilection or enthusiasm: a love of language.
10. The object of such an enthusiasm: The outdoors is her greatest love.
11. Mythology Eros or Cupid.
12. Christianity Charity.
13. Sports A zero score in tennis.
14. To have a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward (a person): We love our parents. I love my friends.
15. To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person).
16. To have an intense emotional attachment to: loves his house.
17. To embrace or caress.
18. To have sexual intercourse with.
19. To like or desire enthusiastically: loves swimming.
20. Theology To have charity for.
21. To thrive on; need: The cactus loves hot, dry air.
22. To experience deep affection or intense desire for another.
23. for love Out of compassion; with no thought for a reward: She volunteers at the hospital for love.
24. for love or money Under any circumstances. Usually used in negative sentences: I would not do that for love or money.
25. for the love of For the sake of; in consideration for: did it all for the love of praise.
26. in love Deeply or passionately enamored: a young couple in love.
27. in love Highly or immoderately fond: in love with Japanese painting; in love with the sound of her own voice.
28. no love lost No affection; animosity: There's no love lost between them.