Meaning

• (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).

  "I love my spouse.   I love you!"

• To need, thrive on.

  "Mold loves moist, dark places."

• To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

  "I love walking barefoot on wet grass;  I'd love to join the team;  I love what you've done with your hair"

• (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).

• To derive delight from a fact or situation.

  "I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte."

• To have sex with (perhaps from make love).

  "I wish I could love her all night long."

Meaning

• To praise; commend.

• To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.

Meaning

• The action of the verb to love.

Meaning

• Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.

  "his loving wife"