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love vs like

like vs love

love and like both are nouns.

love is not an adjective while like is an adjective.

love and like both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
love Yes No Yes No
like Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, like is a hypernym of love; that is, like is a word with a broader meaning than love:
  • love: get pleasure from
  • like: find enjoyable or agreeable
love (noun) like (noun)
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people a kind of person
any object of warm affection or devotion a similar kind
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
love (adjective) like (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
love (verb) like (verb)
have sexual intercourse with feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
have a great affection or liking for to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
be enamored or in love with be fond of
get pleasure from find enjoyable or agreeable
want to have
Difference between love and like

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