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belove¹

  • /bɪˈləʊv/ UK
  • /bɪˈloʊv/ US

Rhymes with -əʊv

Where it comes from

From Middle English belove, from Old English belāf, first and third person singular past indicative of belīfan (“to remain”).

verb

  1. past simple past of belive

belove²

  • /bɪˈlʌv/
  • /bɪˈlʊv/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌv

Where it comes from

From Middle English beloven, biluven (“to love greatly, please”), equivalent to be- + love. Compare Dutch believen (“to please, gratify”), German belieben (“to like, wish, please”). More at love.

verb beloves · beloving · beloved

  1. intransitive, obsolete To please.
  2. obsolete, stative, transitive To be pleased with; like.
  3. obsolete, stative, transitive To love. Dearly beloved in the Lord, ye coming to his holy Communion, must consider what St. Paul writeth to the Corinthians, how he exhorteth all persons diligently to try and examine themselves, or ever they presume to eat of this bread, and drink of this Cup: […]

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@misc{belove_2026,
  title = {belove},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belove},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}