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for the love of

for the love of
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr stressed th ee luhv uhv, ov]
    • /fɔr stressed ði lʌv ʌv, ɒv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr stressed th ee luhv uhv, ov]
    • /fɔr stressed ði lʌv ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of for the love of words

  • noun for the love of a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 1
  • noun for the love of a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend. 1
  • noun for the love of sexual passion or desire. 1
  • noun for the love of a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart. 1
  • noun for the love of (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love? 1
  • noun for the love of a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour. 1
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Origin of for the love of

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English lufu, cognate with Old Frisian luve, Old High German luba, Gothic lubō; (v.) Middle English lov(i)en, Old English lufian; cognate with Old Frisian luvia, Old High German lubōn to love, Latin lubēre (later libēre) to be pleasing; akin to lief

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Parts of speech for For the love of

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of For the love of

for the love of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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