Phrase guide

in love

adj · prep_phrase · 3 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.

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Enamored (of a person, etc.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I think John is in love.
  • Isn't it nice to see two people in love?
  • Romeo was in love with Juliet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Very fond (of an idea, etc.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • I'm not exactly in love with the idea of having to start again from scratch.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gaga over the rock group's new album
  • he was infatuated with her

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enamored, infatuated, potty, smitten, soft on(p), taken with(p)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabian: مُغْرَم (muḡram) — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Armenian: սիրահարված (siraharvac) — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Asturian: namoráu — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Catalan: enamorat — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Danish: forelsket — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Dutch: verliefd op — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Esperanto: amanta — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Finnish: rakastunut — of a person or persons: enamored
  • French: amoureux de — of a person or persons: enamored
  • West-Frisian: fereale — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Galician: namorado — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Galician: enamorado — of a person or persons: enamored
  • German: verliebt in — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Greek: ερωτευμένος (erotevménos) — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Hebrew: מְאֹהָב (m'oháv) — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Hungarian: szerelmes — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Icelandic: ástfanginn af — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Ido: amorala — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Irish: i ngrá le — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Italian: innamorato di — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Japanese: 恋する (koi suru) — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Northern Kurdish: evîndar — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Manx: ayns graih rish — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Māori: whaiāipo — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forelsket — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Polish: zakochany — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Portuguese: enamorado — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Portuguese: apaixonado — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Romanian: îndragostit de — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Russian: влюблённый в (vljubljónnyj v) — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Scottish Gaelic: ann am gaol — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Scottish Gaelic: ann am gràdh — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Serbo-Croatian: zaljubljen — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Spanish: enamorado de — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Spanish: embramado — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Swedish: kär — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Swedish: förälskad — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Turkish: aşk içinde — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Turkish: âşık — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Ukrainian: закоханий (zakoxanyj) — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Welsh: mewn cariad — of a person or persons: enamored
  • Dutch: gek van — very fond (of an idea, etc.)
  • Icelandic: hrifinn af — very fond (of an idea, etc.)
  • Polish: zakochany — very fond (of an idea, etc.)
  • Russian: влюблённый в (vljubljónnyj v) — very fond (of an idea, etc.)
  • Spanish: encantado de — very fond (of an idea, etc.)
  • Swedish: förtjust i — very fond (of an idea, etc.)