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Belove
Definition 2024
belove
belove
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈləʊv/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈloʊv/
- Rhymes: -əʊv
Verb
belove
- simple past tense of belive
Etymology 2
From Middle English beloven, biluven (“to love greatly", also "to please”), equivalent to be- + love. Compare Dutch believen (“to please, gratify”), German belieben (“to like, wish, please”). More at love.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪˈlʌv/
- Rhymes: -ʌv
Verb
belove (third-person singular simple present beloves, present participle beloving, simple past and past participle beloved)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To please.
- (transitive, obsolete) To be pleased with; like.
- (transitive, obsolete) To love.