資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Love \Love\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Loving}.] [AS. lufian. ?. See {Love}, n.]
   1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or
      good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love
      one's country; to love one's God.

            Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
            and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
                                                  --Matt. xxii.
                                                  37.

            Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt.
                                                  xxii. 39.

   2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that
      of one sex for the other.

   3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or
      desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like;
      as, to love books; to love adventures.

            Wit, eloquence, and poetry. Arts which I loved.
                                                  --Cowley.

資料來源 : WordNet®

loved
     adj : held dear; "his loved companion of many years" [ant: {unloved}]