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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loved

/lʌvd/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
loved
IPA
/lʌvd/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of love

adj

Being the object of love.

Etymology

From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ġelufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent to love + -ed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: loved, lufode, ġelufod

Inflected Forms

more loved (comparative) most loved (superlative)

Derived Forms

preloved underloved unloved

Phrases

loved one loved-up loved up well loved well-loved

Synonyms

beloved

Rhymes With

beloved shoved unloved gloved belovèd

Questions

How do you pronounce loved?
The recorded pronunciation is /lʌvd/.
What does loved mean?
simple past and past participle of love
Where does loved come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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