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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lurve en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /lɜːv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /lɝv/ (General-American)

Etymology

From an expressively lengthened pronunciation of love ([lʌːv]~[lɜːv]~[lɐːv]). The spelling is based on non-rhotic English.

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) Love, fondness.

lurve en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /lɜːv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /lɝv/ (General-American)

Etymology

From an expressively lengthened pronunciation of love ([lʌːv]~[lɜːv]~[lɐːv]). The spelling is based on non-rhotic English.

Meanings

  1. (informal) To love; to like a lot.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lurving Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lurved Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lurved Tense=Past lexicographic
lurves Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

lurv · looove · clerb · luv · wuv · love