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like vs love

love vs like

like and love both are nouns.

like is an adjective but love is not an adjective.

like and love both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
like Yes Yes Yes No
love Yes No Yes No
As verbs, love is a hyponym of like; that is, love is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than like:
  • like: find enjoyable or agreeable
  • love: get pleasure from
Other hyponyms of like include cotton, prefer, care for, enjoy.
like (noun) love (noun)
a kind of person sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
a similar kind any object of warm affection or devotion
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
a score of zero in tennis or squash
like (adjective) love (adjective)
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
equal in amount or value
having the same or similar characteristics
conforming in every respect
like (verb) love (verb)
feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard have sexual intercourse with
to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something have a great affection or liking for
be fond of be enamored or in love with
find enjoyable or agreeable get pleasure from
want to have
Difference between like and love

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