Meaning of "love"

love •

n.
• • 1. a fond, deep, tender feeling: pagmamahal, pag-ibig, paggiliw, pagsinta, pag-irog. ("Pagsinta" and "pag-irog" are more poetical)
  • 2. a person who is loved: mahal, ang minamahal, irog, ang iniirog, sinta, ang sinisinta

v.
• • 1. to have a tender feeling for: umibig, ibigin, magmahal, mahalin, suminta, sintahin, umirog, irugin
  • 2. to like very much: magkagusto; gustuhin, ibigin, katuwaan
  • 3. to fall in love, to begin to love, come to feel love: umibig, magmahal, magkagusto, sibulan ng pag-ibig

adj.
• • affectionate: maibigin

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gracious

adj.
• • 1. pleasant and friendly: magiliw
  • 2. full of kindness and love: mapagmahal

care

v.
• • 1. to look after: mag-alaga, alagaan, mang-alaga, pangalagaan, tumingin, tingnan
  • 2. to protect, to have custody of: kumalinga, kalingain
  • 3. to rear or provide for: mag-ampon, ampunin, mag-aruga, arugain
  • 4. to support: magsustento, sustentuhin
  • 5. to solicitously take care of one in need: magkandili, kumandili, kandilihin
  • 6. to care about, to be concerned about, etc.: mag-intindi, intindihin, magasikaso, asikasuhin
  • 7. to take care, to be careful: mag-ingat, ingatan, pag-ingatan

n.
• • 1. thought or thoughtfulness: pag-aalaala
  • 2. worry: pagkabalisa
  • 3. attention: pag-iintindi, pag-aasikaso
  • 4. charge: pamamahala
  • 5. love: pagmamahal
  • 6. looking after: pag-aalaga, pag-aaruga
  • 7. being careful: pag-iingat, kaingatan

jealous

adj.
• • 1. fearful that somebody you love may prefer someone else to you: naninibugho, selosa/o, nagseselos
  • 2. envious: nananaghili, naiinggit

adore

v.
• • 1. to worship as a deity: sumamba, sambahin
  • 2. to love very much: pakamahalin
  • 3. to like very much (coll.): gustung-gusto

reverence

n.
• • a feeling of deep respect mixed with wonder, fear, and love: galang, paggalang, pitagan, pagpipitagan, pamimitagan, pakundangan, pagpapakundangan

v.
• • to revere, to regard with reverence: gumalang, igalang, magpitagan, magpakundangan

loyal

adj.
• • true and faithful to love, promise, or duty: tapat, matapat, tapat na loob

embrace

v.
• • to fold in the arms to show love: yumakap, yakapin, yumapos, yapusin

affection

n.
• • 1. strong, tender attachment: pagmamahal
  • 2. love: pag-ibig, pagsuyo, pagsinta

romance

n.
• • 1. a love affair: romansa, pag-iibigan, pagmamahalan
  • 2. a love story: kuwento ng romansa, kuwento ng pag-iibigan
  • 3. a story or poem telling of heroes: romansa, kasaysayan ng kabayanihan

charm

n.
• • 1. a quality which delights: panghalina, pang-akit, alindog
  • 2. an amulet to avert evil, etc.: antinganting, galing
  • 3. a love charm, potion: gayuma, panggayuma

v.
• • 1. to please greatly, delight: magpalugod, makalugod, ikalugod
  • 2. to fascinate: humalina, makahalina, mahalina, halinahin
  • 3. to bewitch as by a charm: manggayuma, gumayuma, makagayuma, gayumahin, mambighani, bumighani, makabighani, bighaniin
  • 4. to attract: mang-akit, umakit, makaakit, akitin

lovelorn

adj.
• • 1. pining for love: uhaw sa pag-ibig
  • 2. broken-hearted: sawi sa pag-ibig

kiss

v.
• • 1. to touch with the lips as a sign of love, greeting or respect: humalik, halikan, hagkan
  • 2. to kiss each other: maghalikan
  • 3. to kiss an elders hand: magmano

n.
• • halik

kadena-de-amor

n.
• • chain of love, Mexican creeper

giliw

n.
• • love, affection

mahal

adj.
• • dear, loved, costly, noble, well-esteemed, expensive

v.
• • magmaghal, mahalin (mag-:-in) to hold dear, to love. Mahalin mo ang iyong mga magulang. Love your parents.

sumpa

v.
• • sumumpa' (-um-) to promise, to make an oath, to curse. Sumumpa kang mamahalin mo ako habambuhay. Promise to love me for as long as I live. sumpain (-in)

v.
• • to curse a person. Huwag mo akong sumpain. Don't curse me.

gayuma

n.
• • love charm

ibig

p v.
• • want, like, wish, desire [syn. gusto]. Ibig niyang kumain ng suha. He wants to eat the grapefruit. umibig, mang-ibig, ibigin (-um-, mang-:-in)

v.
• • to want, to like, to desire, to wish, to love. Umibig si Nora kay Tirso. Nora loves Tirso. mangingibig

n.
• • beau, suitor

sinta

Mal n.
• • love between man and woman, love of man for the diety, love for the country kasintahan (ka-an)

n.
• • sweet-heart