Synonyms: appreciate, like, enjoy, prize, care
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /lɐv/ |
| Hyphenation | love |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑤𐑳𐑝 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) love | (I) loved |
| (thou) lovest | (thou) lovedst |
| (he) loves, loveth | (he) loved |
| (we) love | (we) loved |
| (you) love | (you) loved |
| (they) love | (they) loved |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) love | (I) loved |
| (thou) love | (thou) loved |
| (he) love | (he) loved |
| (we) love | (we) loved |
| (you) love | (you) loved |
| (they) love | (they) loved |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| loving | loved |
| Afrikaans | lief wees vir; hou van |
|---|---|
| Albanian | dua |
| Catalan | estimar |
| Danish | kunne lide; sætte pris på; synes om |
| Dutch | houden van |
| Esperanto | ŝati |
| Faeroese | dáma; meta høgt |
| Finnish | arvostaa |
| French | aimer |
| German | achten; mögen; schätzen; wertschätzen; würdigen |
| Greek | αγαπώ |
| Hungarian | kedvel; szeret |
| Icelandic | meta mikils; þykja vænt um |
| Italian | apprezzare |
| Jamaican Patois | laik |
| Malay | suka |
| Norwegian | sette pris på; like |
| Papiamento | gusta |
| Polish | cenić; lubić |
| Portuguese | apreciar; estimar; gostar de; prezar |
| Saterland Frisian | muuge; oachtje; skätsje |
| Scots | like |
| Spanish | apreciar; estimar |
| Sranan | lobi |
| Swahili | ‐penda |
| Swedish | tycka om; uppskatta |
| Thai | ชอบ |
| Turkish | beğenmek |
| Welsh | hoffi |
| West Frisian | mogen |