loving

UK
/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
lovingadjective
more loving
Comp.
most loving
Super.
UK
/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
Translations
She is a loving mother.
Она любящая мать.
He gave her a loving smile.
Он подарил ей нежную улыбку.
He is a loving husband.
Он заботливый муж.
Definitions
Feeling or showing love or great care.
She gave her friend a loving hug after not seeing her for months.
Characterized by affection or tenderness.
The loving couple walked hand in hand through the park.
lovingnoun
UK
/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/
Gerund functioning as a noun (usually uncountable).
Definitions
The act or state of feeling or expressing love; affection.
Loving is what gives life its meaning.
loveverb

loving

Gerund

loved
Past Simple
loved
Past Participle
loving
Gerund
UK
/lʌv/
US
/lʌv/
Translations
I love spending time with my family.
Я люблю проводить время с моей семьей.
He tends to love quickly and deeply.
Он склонен быстро и глубоко влюбляться.
Definitions
To feel deep affection or passion for someone or something.
She loves her family more than anything in the world.
To like or enjoy something very much.
He loves playing the guitar in his free time.
Antonyms
lovenoun
Definitions
An intense feeling of deep affection.
Her love for her children was evident in everything she did.
A great interest and pleasure in something.
He has a love of music that is unmatched.
A person or thing that one loves.
Paris was her first love, and she visited the city every year.
A score of zero in tennis.
The game started with the score at love-all.
loveadjective
Definitions
Relating to or intended for lovers; expressing romantic affection.
They spent the evening listening to love songs under the stars.
loveinterjection
Definitions
Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.
"All right, love?" called the shopkeeper as she entered.