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beloved

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: bĭ-lŭvd
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈlʌvd/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌvd
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: bĭ-lŭv′ĭd
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈlʌv.ɪd/
  • rhymes with -ʌvɪd
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B IH0 L AH1 V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B IH0 L AH1 V AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Much loved, dearly loved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: beloathed

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who is loved; something that is loved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: beloathed

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of belove.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, obsolete, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

dearly loved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: darling, dear

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dear, dearest, honey, love

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lover

History

Etymology

From Middle English beloved, biloved, equivalent to belove + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

174 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb) — much loved
  • Bulgarian: оби́чан (obíčan) — much loved
  • Bulgarian: любим (ljubim) — much loved
  • Catalan: estimat — much loved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 親愛的 /亲爱的 (qīn'ài de) — much loved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心愛的 /心爱的 (xīn'ài de) — much loved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍾愛的 /钟爱的 (zhōng'ài de) — much loved
  • Czech: milovaný — much loved
  • Danish: højtelsket — much loved
  • Dutch: geliefd — much loved
  • Dutch: bemind — much loved
  • Dutch: welbemind — much loved
  • Dutch: lief — much loved
  • Egyptian: mr-i-i (mry) — much loved
  • Esperanto: amata — much loved
  • Faliscan: caro — much loved
  • Finnish: rakastettu — much loved
  • Finnish: rakas — much loved
  • French: bien-aimé — much loved
  • French: chéri — much loved
  • Georgian: შეყვარებული (šeq̇varebuli) — much loved
  • Georgian: საყვარელი (saq̇vareli) — much loved
  • German: beliebt — much loved
  • German: geliebt — much loved
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs) — much loved
  • Greek: αγαπημένος (agapiménos) — much loved
  • Ancient Greek: φίλος (phílos) — much loved
  • Ancient Greek: ἀγαπητός (agapētós) — much loved
  • Hebrew: אהוב (ahuv) — much loved
  • Hindi: प्रिय (priya) — much loved
  • Hindi: प्रिया (priyā) — much loved
  • Hindi: प्रियतम (priytam) — much loved
  • Hindi: प्रियतमा (priyatmā) — much loved
  • Hindi: प्यारा (pyārā) — much loved
  • Hindi: प्यारी (pyārī) — much loved
  • Hungarian: szeretett — much loved
  • Indonesian: tercinta — much loved
  • Ingrian: suvattava — much loved
  • Irish: maoineach — much loved
  • Irish: muirneach — much loved
  • Italian: amato — much loved
  • Italian: carissimo — much loved
  • Italian: squisito — much loved
  • Japanese: 最愛 (saiai) — much loved
  • Japanese: 愛しい (itoshii) — much loved
  • Japanese: 恋しい (koishii) — much loved
  • Japanese: 親愛なる (shin'ai-naru) — much loved
  • Korean: 사랑하는 (saranghaneun) — much loved
  • Central Kurdish: خۆشەویست (xoşewîst) — much loved
  • Central Kurdish: نازدار (nazdar) — much loved
  • Latin: cārus — much loved
  • Latin: dilectus — much loved
  • Latvian: mīļots — much loved
  • Lithuanian: mylimas — much loved
  • Macedonian: во́зљубен (vózljuben) — much loved
  • Macedonian: са́кан (sákan) — much loved
  • Macedonian: љу́бен (ljúben) — much loved
  • Malayalam: പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട (priyappeṭṭa) — much loved
  • Māori: hokoi — much loved
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elsket — much loved
  • Persian: معشوق (ma'šuq) — much loved
  • Persian: دلدار (deldâr) — much loved
  • Persian: دلبر (delbar) — much loved
  • Persian: یار (yâr) — much loved
  • Persian: جانان (jânân) — much loved
  • Persian: نگار (negâr) — much loved
  • Persian: محبوب (mahbub) — much loved
  • Persian: عزیز ('aziz) — much loved
  • Persian: معشوقه (ma'šuqe) — much loved
  • Plautdietsch: leef — much loved
  • Plautdietsch: beleeft — much loved
  • Polish: ukochany — much loved
  • Polish: umiłowany — much loved
  • Portuguese: amado — much loved
  • Romanian: iubit — much loved
  • Russian: возлю́бленный (vozljúblennyj) — much loved
  • Russian: люби́мый (ljubímyj) — much loved
  • Russian: жела́нный (želánnyj) — much loved
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràdhach — much loved
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràdhaichte — much loved
  • Scottish Gaelic: ionmhainn — much loved
  • Spanish: amado — much loved
  • Spanish: querido — much loved
  • Spanish: bienamado — much loved
  • Spanish: dilecto — much loved
  • Swedish: älskad — much loved
  • Telugu: ప్రియమైన (priyamaina) — much loved
  • Tocharian B: laraṣke — much loved
  • Tocharian B: lāre — much loved
  • Tocharian B: ṣarya — much loved
  • Vietnamese: yêu quý — much loved
  • Vietnamese: yêu dấu — much loved
  • Afrikaans: geliefde — someone who is loved
  • Arabic: حَبِيب (ḥabīb) — someone who is loved
  • Arabic: حَبِيب (ħabib) — someone who is loved
  • Central Bikol: namumutan — someone who is loved
  • Bulgarian: любим (ljubim) — someone who is loved
  • Bulgarian: любима (ljubima) — someone who is loved
  • Catalan: estimat — someone who is loved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心愛的人 /心爱的人 (xīn'ài de rén) — someone who is loved
  • Dutch: geliefde — someone who is loved
  • Dutch: beminde — someone who is loved
  • Egyptian: mr-i-i (mry) — someone who is loved
  • Esperanto: amato — someone who is loved
  • Esperanto: amatino — someone who is loved
  • Finnish: rakastettu — someone who is loved
  • Finnish: rakas — someone who is loved
  • French: amant — someone who is loved
  • French: amante — someone who is loved
  • German: Liebe — someone who is loved
  • German: Liebchen — someone who is loved
  • German: Liebling — someone who is loved
  • German: Geliebter — someone who is loved
  • German: Geliebte — someone who is loved
  • Ancient Greek: φίλος (phílos) — someone who is loved
  • Hebrew: אהוב (ahuv) — someone who is loved
  • Hebrew: אהובה (ahuva) — someone who is loved
  • Hebrew: דּוֹד (dod) — someone who is loved
  • Hindi: प्रिय (priya) — someone who is loved
  • Hindi: प्रिया (priyā) — someone who is loved
  • Hindi: प्रियतम (priytam) — someone who is loved
  • Hindi: प्रियतमा (priyatmā) — someone who is loved
  • Hindi: प्यारा (pyārā) — someone who is loved
  • Hindi: प्यारी (pyārī) — someone who is loved
  • Hungarian: szerette — someone who is loved
  • Hungarian: szerettei — someone who is loved
  • Ingrian: suvattava — someone who is loved
  • Italian: amato — someone who is loved
  • Japanese: 恋人 (koibito) — someone who is loved
  • Japanese: 彼 (kare) — someone who is loved
  • Japanese: 彼氏 (kareshi) — someone who is loved
  • Japanese: 彼女 (kanojo) — someone who is loved
  • Central Kurdish: خۆشەویست (xoşewîst) — someone who is loved
  • Central Kurdish: نازدار (nazdar) — someone who is loved
  • Latin: dīlēctus — someone who is loved
  • Macedonian: са́кан (sákan) — someone who is loved
  • Macedonian: са́кана (sákana) — someone who is loved
  • Macedonian: љу́бен (ljúben) — someone who is loved
  • Macedonian: љу́бена (ljúbena) — someone who is loved
  • Malayalam: പ്രിയപ്പെട്ടൻ (priyappeṭṭaṉ) — someone who is loved
  • Māori: ipo — someone who is loved
  • Māori: kairoro — someone who is loved
  • Māori: kuku o te manawa — someone who is loved
  • Māori: kōmata — someone who is loved
  • Māori: taupuhi — someone who is loved
  • Māori: tōrere — someone who is loved
  • Marathi: प्रेयसी (preysī) — someone who is loved
  • Navajo: bił hinishnáanii — someone who is loved
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elskede — someone who is loved
  • Persian: محبوب (mahbub) — someone who is loved
  • Polish: ukochany — someone who is loved
  • Polish: ukochana — someone who is loved
  • Portuguese: amado — someone who is loved
  • Proto-Norse: ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ) — someone who is loved
  • Romanian: iubit — someone who is loved
  • Romanian: iubită — someone who is loved
  • Romanian: drag — someone who is loved
  • Romanian: dragă — someone who is loved
  • Russian: возлю́бленный (vozljúblennyj) — someone who is loved
  • Russian: возлю́бленная (vozljúblennaja) — someone who is loved
  • Russian: люби́мый (ljubímyj) — someone who is loved
  • Russian: люби́мая (ljubímaja) — someone who is loved
  • Scottish Gaelic: leannan — someone who is loved
  • Scottish Gaelic: rùn — someone who is loved
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràdh — someone who is loved
  • Scottish Gaelic: rùnag — someone who is loved
  • Scottish Gaelic: rùinean — someone who is loved
  • Spanish: amado — someone who is loved
  • Spanish: enamorado — someone who is loved
  • Swedish: älskade — someone who is loved
  • Volapük: löfäb — someone who is loved
  • Volapük: hilöfäb — someone who is loved
  • Volapük: jilöfäb — someone who is loved
  • Welsh: cariad — someone who is loved
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