Giáo án tiếng Anh 12 - Love//lʌv/verb

to love and be sexually attracted to someone you are not having a relationship 
with, usually someone older: 
 - Jane had a crush on the German teacher. 
be crazy about somebody informal to love someone very much – used for emphasis: 
 - She’s crazy about you. 
be devoted to somebody to love someone very much and give them a lot of attention: 
 - He was devoted to his wife and his children. 
dote on somebody written to love someone very much, especially a much younger family member, and 
behave very kindly to them: 
 - He dotes on his grandchildren. 
RELATED WORDS & EXPRESSIONS 
1. to love someone especially in a sexual or romantic way 
love /lʌv/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to have a strong feeling of liking someone, caring about them, 
and being sexually attracted to them: ▪ He stroked her hair and murmured, ‘I love you.’▪ He was the only 
man she had ever loved.love somebody very much▪ We still love each other very much. 
be in love /biː ɪn ˈlʌv/ [verb phrase] to love someone very much, so that you think about them all the time 
and want to be with them all the time: ▪ I think I’m in love!be in love with▪ How can you marry Adam 
when you’re in love with someone else?be madly in love/very much in love very strongly in love▪ We were 
both seventeen and madly in love. 
be crazy about /biː ˈkreɪzi əbaʊt/ [verb phrase] informal to love someone very much, especially in a way 
that you cannot control: ▪ Jo’s crazy about you. 
fancy /ˈfænsi/ [transitive verb] British spoken to be sexually attracted to someone, especially someone that 
you do not know very well: ▪ All the girls fancy Bob.▪ I think Stevie fancies you. 
have a crush on /ˌhæv ə ˈkrʌʃ ɒn/ [verb phrase not in progressive] if someone, especially a young person, 
has a crush on someone they have an uncontrollable feeling of love for them, especially when there is no 
chance of having a relationship with them: ▪ It is quite normal for adolescents to have crushes on pop stars.▪ 
The only reason I went to church every Sunday was that I had a crush on the minister. 
be infatuated /biː ɪnˈfætʃueɪt d/ [adjective] to have a strong and uncontrollable feeling of love for 
someone you do not know very well, which does not last for a long time: ▪ Ever since she met Rod at a 
party she’s been totally infatuated.be infatuated with▪ Teenage girls sometimes become infatuated with 
their teachers. 
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infatuation /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] ▪ I thought I was in love with Darren, but it was just 
infatuation. 
be besotted /biː bɪˈsɒt dǁ-ˈsɑː-/ [verb phrase] to be so much in love with someone that you do not behave 
sensibly or think clearly: ▪ She was too besotted to see what he was really like.be besotted with▪ He was 
obviously besotted with Julia. 
2. to start to love someone 
fall in love /ˌfɔːl ɪn ˈlʌv/ [verb phrase] to begin to be in love with someone: ▪ I suddenly realized that I’d 
fallen in love.fall in love with▪ I think I fell in love with Ralph the first time I met him. 
fall/be head-over-heels (in love) /fɔːl, biː ˌhed əʊvəʳ ˌhiːlz (ɪn ˈlʌv)/ [verb phrase] to suddenly start to love 
someone a lot: ▪ I met Sam at college, and immediately fell head-over-heels in love with him.▪ I was head-
over-heels in love with someone who barely even noticed me. 
fall for /ˈfɔːl fɔːʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb] informal to start to love someone: ▪ She always seems to fall for 
the wrong type of man.▪ I fell for Dan almost immediately. 
love at first sight /ˌlʌv ət fɜːʳst ˈsaɪt/ [noun phrase] a situation in which you start to love someone the first 
time you see them: ▪ When I met Tracy it was love at first sight.▪ I don’t believe in love at first sight. 
sweep somebody off their feet /ˌswiːp somebody ɒf ðeəʳ ˈfiːt/ [verb phrase] if someone sweeps you off 
your feet, you start to love them very quickly, especially when you do not expect it to happen: ▪ Then Peter 
came into my life and swept me off my feet.▪ She’s just waiting to be swept off her feet by a handsome 
stranger. 
3. to like someone a lot and care about them 
love /lʌv/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to love someone in your family, so that you care a lot about 
what happens to them, and you want them to be happy: ▪ I really believed that my parents didn’t love me.▪ 
He loved his stepdaughter as if she were his own child. 
close /kləʊs/ [adjective not usually before noun] if people are close, they enjoy being together and they 
know and understand each other’s feelings and thoughts: ▪ My sister and I used to argue a lot, but now 
we’re very close.▪ We have always been a close family.close to▪ I’m still very close to my parents. 
be fond of /biː ˈfɒnd ɒvǁ-ˈfɑːnd-/ [verb phrase] to like someone very much, especially after spending a long 
time with them and getting to know them: ▪ I’m very fond of my sister’s children.▪ All teachers have 
children that they are particularly fond of.▪ We were all very fond of Mr Edwards. 
care /keəʳ/ [intransitive verb not in progressive] to feel love and concern for someone: ▪ She thinks we’re 
interfering but we’re only doing it because we care.▪ Buy her some flowers to show her you really care.care 
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about▪ I’m very lucky to have a husband, family and friends who care about me.▪ Of course I care about 
Kirsty - that’s why I want to help her. 
adore /əˈdɔːʳ/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to love someone very much and feel proud of them: ▪ 
Branwell Bronte adored his sister Anne.▪ She adores her grandchildren and is always buying them presents. 
worship /ˈwɜːʳʃɪp/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to love and admire someone very much: ▪ He 
worshipped his elder brother.worship the ground somebody walks on love someone very much, even if they 
behave badly▪ In Susie’s eyes he can do no wrong - she worships the ground he walks on. 
be devoted to /biː dɪˈvəʊt d tuː/ [verb phrase] to love someone very much and be very loyal to them or 
spend all your time with them: ▪ He is a good man, devoted to his wife and children. 
dote on /ˈdəʊt ɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb] to love someone, especially someone younger than you, very 
much and show this by your actions: ▪ He’d do anything for his children - he really dotes on them.▪ She 
obviously dotes on her grandson.▪ You should visit your aunt more often, you know how she dotes on you 
all. 
think the world of /ˌθɪŋk ðə ˈwɜːʳld ɒv/ [transitive verb not in progressive] to love and respect someone so 
much that they are very important in your life: ▪ We all thought the world of Isaac and were devastated 
when he died.▪ He thinks the world of his uncle. 
4. a feeling of love 
love /lʌv/ [uncountable noun] a feeling of love, either for someone that you are sexually attracted to, or for 
a member of your family: ▪ All children need love, attention, and encouragement.love for▪ She was never 
able to express her love for Henry. 
unrequited love romantic love that you feel for someone, but that they do not feel for you▪ She nourishes a 
secret, unrequited love for Harry. 
affection /əˈfekʃən/ [uncountable noun] a gentle feeling of love for a friend or member of your family, 
which makes you want to be kind to them and show them that you love them: ▪ She never seemed to show 
us any affection.▪ children who have been starved of affection 
affection for ▪ Alison and I had been at school together, and I felt great affection for her. 
devotion /dɪˈvəʊʃən/ [uncountable noun] a strong feeling of loving and being loyal to someone, especially 
over a long period of time: ▪ She had given her husband years of devotion and support.▪ Mary expected 
complete devotion from her lovers. 
passion /ˈpæʃən/ [uncountable noun] a strong and exciting feeling of love for someone you are extremely 
sexually attracted to: ▪ All the passion in their marriage has died.▪ He loved her still, with just the same 
passion as he always had. 
infatuation /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun] unreasonably strong feelings of love that you 
have for only a short time, especially for someone that you do not know very well: ▪ She hoped that his 
ridiculous infatuation would soon wear off. 
infatuation with/for ▪ His infatuation with Diane seemed to be growing. 
5. showing that you love someone 
affectionate /əˈfekʃənɪt, əˈfekʃənət/ [adjective] someone who is affectionate shows that they are very fond 
of another person by the way they behave towards them, for example by holding or kissing them: ▪ She’s a 
very affectionate child.▪ He gave me an affectionate hug and then left. 
romantic /rəʊˈmæntɪk, rə-/ [adjective] something that is romantic gives you a feeling of love for your 
boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife etc - use this about places, or things people do or say: ▪ We went for a 
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lovely romantic walk by the lake.▪ Paris is such a romantic city.▪ I’ve always thought it would be so 
romantic to be serenaded. 
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ [adjective] behaving in a way that shows that you love someone, especially a member of 
your family: ▪ Her husband was loving and supportive throughout her long illness.▪ She was a devoted wife 
and a very loving mother. 
passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt, ˈpæʃənət/ [adjective] involving strong feelings of sexual love: ▪ She longed to have a 
mad, passionate affair with him.▪ As they got to know each other better, their love grew deeper and more 
passionate. 
tender /ˈtendəʳ/ [adjective] loving and gentle, especially because you are concerned about someone: ▪ 
When she spoke, her voice was full of tender concern.▪ Fleury saw an expression of tender devotion come 
over his father’s face. 
tender loving care▪ I was feeling rather fragile, and in need of tender loving care. 
tenderness [uncountable noun] ▪ He looked after his wife with infinite care and tenderness. 
lovesick /ˈlʌvˌsɪk/ [adjective]