love
verb
to be very strongly attracted to someone in an emotional and sexual way
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To love or like a person
care for
to love someone, especially in a way that is based on friendship rather than sex
dote on
to love someone very much, often so much that you do not notice their faults
fall in love
to start to love someone
have a soft spot for someone
to like someone a lot, even if they do not deserve it
long
verb
to want to be with someone who you love, especially when this is not likely to happen soon
fall for
to be very attracted to someone and to start to love them
worship the ground someone walks on
to love and admire someone so much that you think they are perfect
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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