mardi 6 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Love

Like - Be fond of sb - adore - Be devoted to sb - Care for sb - Dote on sb

 

These words all mean to have feelings of love or affection for sb.

 

Love to have strong feelings of affection for sb: I love you.
Like to find sb pleasant and enjoy being with them: She’s nice. I like her.
Be fond of sb to feel affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time: I’ve always been very fond of your mother.
Adore to love sb very much: It’s obvious that she adores him.
Be devoted to sb to love sb very much and be loyal to them: They are devoted to their children.
Care for sb to love sb, especially in a way that is based or strong affection or a feeling of wanting to protect them, rather than sex: He cared for her more than she realized. Care for sb is often used when sb has not told anyone about their feelings or is just starting to be aware of them. It is also used when sb wishes that sb loved them, or doubts that sb does: If he really care for you, he wouldn’t behave like that.
Dote on sb to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults: He dotes on his children.

 

PATTERNS
*to really love/like/adore/care for/dote on sb
*to be really/genuinely fond of/devoted to sb
*to love/like/care for sb very much

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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