make love

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meyk luhv]
- /meɪk lʌv/
- /meɪk lʌv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyk luhv]
- /meɪk lʌv/

Definitions of make love words

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

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Origin of make love

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 Make love

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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make love 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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Synonyms for make love

verb make love

breed — A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
copulate — If one animal or person copulates with another, they have sex. You can also say that two animals or people copulate.
fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
fornicate — to commit fornication.
lay — to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.

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