BELOVE

Etymology 1

Verb

belove

simple past tense of belive

Etymology 2

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*love", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beloved.] Etym: [OE. bilufien. See pref. Be-, and Love, v. t.]

Definition: To love. [Obs.] Wodroephe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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