Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lovest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: lovest
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

second-person singular simple present indicative of love

Archaic

Example Sentences

"He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep."

Etymology

From love + -est.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

lov'st (alternative)

Questions

What does lovest mean?: second-person singular simple present indicative of love
Where does lovest come from?: From love + -est.

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