Collocations for love - noun
ADJECTIVE
all-consuming,
burning,
deep,
great,
immense,
intense,
overwhelming,
passionate,
profound
her deep love for him
her deep love for him
tender
genuine, perfect, pure, real, sheer, sincere, true
boundless, unconditional
altruistic, selfless
abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, lasting, lifelong, undying
He had an abiding love of the natural world.
You have my undying love.
genuine, perfect, pure, real, sheer, sincere, true
boundless, unconditional
altruistic, selfless
abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, lasting, lifelong, undying
He had an abiding love of the natural world.
You have my undying love.
steadfast,
unfailing
new-found
secret
hopeless, unrequited
a sad tale of unrequited love
new-found
secret
hopeless, unrequited
a sad tale of unrequited love
doomed
forbidden
lost
Soul Survivors is a story of lost love.
forbidden
lost
Soul Survivors is a story of lost love.
mutual,
shared
free
They were into free love and avoided commitment.
free
They were into free love and avoided commitment.
first
I like most sports but tennis is my first love.
I like most sports but tennis is my first love.
brotherly,
familial,
fatherly,
maternal,
parental,
paternal,
sisterly
puppy, teenage
marital, married
The poem is a celebration of married love.
puppy, teenage
marital, married
The poem is a celebration of married love.
courtly,
platonic,
romantic
the cult of courtly love in the 12th century
the cult of courtly love in the 12th century
erotic,
physical,
sexual
obsessive
heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex
redemptive
Christian, divine, human
universal
obsessive
heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex
redemptive
Christian, divine, human
universal
VERB + love
feel,
have
She felt no love for him.
He had a great love of life.
She felt no love for him.
He had a great love of life.
experience,
know
He had never known true love until now.
He had never known true love until now.
search for,
seek
discover, find
At last she had found true love.
discover, find
At last she had found true love.
rediscover,
rekindle
receive
From John, she received the love she had never received from her father.
receive
From John, she received the love she had never received from her father.
earn
She has earned the love and respect of many people.
She has earned the love and respect of many people.
develop
He developed a lifelong love of music.
He developed a lifelong love of music.
demonstrate,
express,
show
prove
He would do almost anything to prove his love for her.
prove
He would do almost anything to prove his love for her.
hide
I couldn't hide my love for her any longer.
I couldn't hide my love for her any longer.
confess,
declare,
pledge,
proclaim,
profess
They publicly declared their love for each other.
They publicly declared their love for each other.
deserve
I don't deserve his love.
I don't deserve his love.
doubt
Does she doubt my love for her?
Does she doubt my love for her?
inspire,
instil/instill
cultivate, foster, nurture
We want to foster a love of learning in all children.
cultivate, foster, nurture
We want to foster a love of learning in all children.
celebrate
a party with family and friends to celebrate their love
a party with family and friends to celebrate their love
reciprocate,
return
He didn't return her love.
He didn't return her love.
share
They share a love of music.
They share a love of music.
indulge
His wealth enabled him to indulge his love of fast cars.
His wealth enabled him to indulge his love of fast cars.
pursue
It gave me the opportunity to pursue my love of music.
It gave me the opportunity to pursue my love of music.
give sb,
send (sb)
Bob sends his love.
Bob sends his love.
lavish,
pour
They lavish love on Selah, their cat.
They lavish love on Selah, their cat.
be in,
fall in
He fell in love with one of his students.
He fell in love with one of his students.
fall out of
make (= have sex)
It was the first time they had made love.
He wanted to make love to her.
make (= have sex)
It was the first time they had made love.
He wanted to make love to her.
consummate
love + VERB
bloom,
blossom,
grow
Love blossomed between the two of them
Love blossomed between the two of them
die,
fade
prevail
Can true love prevail?
prevail
Can true love prevail?
love + NOUN
affair
triangle
life
interest, object
She plays his love interest in the film.
triangle
life
interest, object
She plays his love interest in the film.
rival
(esp. BrE)
rat (BrE,informal)
slave
letter, note
token
ballad, poem, poetry, scene, song, story
potion, spell
nest
rat (BrE,informal)
slave
letter, note
token
ballad, poem, poetry, scene, song, story
potion, spell
nest
PREPOSITION
for love,
out of love
I did it for love!
I did it for love!
in love
We are very much in love.
We are very much in love.
love between
the love between parent and child
the love between parent and child
love for
He did not know how to express his love for her.
He did not know how to express his love for her.
love of
She had a great love of painting.
She had a great love of painting.
PHRASES
an act of love
deeply in love, madly in love, passionately in love
I was madly in love with her.
deeply in love, madly in love, passionately in love
I was madly in love with her.
desperately in love,
head over heels in love,
hopelessly in love
They fell head over heels in love.
They fell head over heels in love.
love at first sight
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Do you believe in love at first sight?
love conquers all
In his music dramas, love conquers all.
In his music dramas, love conquers all.
the love of sb's life
She was the love of his life.
She was the love of his life.