"loved" meaning in English

See loved in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lʌvd/ Audio: en-us-loved.ogg Forms: more loved [comparative], most loved [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌvd Etymology: From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ġelufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent to love + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|loved}} Middle English loved, {{inh|en|ang|lufode}} Old English lufode, {{inh|en|enm|loved}} Middle English loved, {{inh|en|ang|ġelufod}} Old English ġelufod, {{af|en|love|-ed}} love + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} loved (comparative more loved, superlative most loved)
  1. Being the object of love. Categories (topical): Love Synonyms: beloved Derived forms: loved one, loved up, loved-up, well loved, well-loved Translations (being the object of love): مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb) (Arabic), rakastettu (Finnish), aimé (French), adoré (French), geliebt (German), אהוב (ahúv) (Hebrew), szeretett (Hungarian), szeretve (english: more commonly) (Hungarian), 愛され (Japanese), сүйген (süigen) (Kazakh), beleeft (Plautdietsch), amado (Portuguese), iubit (Romanian), drag (Romanian), scump (Romanian), люби́мый (ljubímyj) (Russian), voljen (Serbo-Croatian), amado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-loved-en-adj-0fo~fS5e Disambiguation of Love: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 100 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 100 0

Verb

IPA: /lʌvd/ Audio: en-us-loved.ogg
Rhymes: -ʌvd Etymology: From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ġelufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent to love + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|loved}} Middle English loved, {{inh|en|ang|lufode}} Old English lufode, {{inh|en|enm|loved}} Middle English loved, {{inh|en|ang|ġelufod}} Old English ġelufod, {{af|en|love|-ed}} love + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} loved
  1. simple past and past participle of love Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: love
    Sense id: en-loved-en-verb-WDbeeO4P

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "rakastettu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "aimé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "adoré"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "geliebt"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ahúv",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "אהוב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "szeretett"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "more commonly",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "szeretve"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "愛され"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "süigen",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "сүйген"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "beleeft"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "amado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "iubit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "drag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "scump"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubímyj",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "люби́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "voljen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being the object of love",
      "word": "amado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loved"
}

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