Lover

  • 11lover — n. 1) to take a lover 2) to jilt a lover 3) an impetuous; lousy (colloq.) lover * * * [ lʌvə] lousy (colloq.) lover an impetuous to jilt a lover to take a lover …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12lover — lov|er [ lʌvər ] noun count ** 1. ) someone who is in a loving or sexual relationship with another person: She gazed into the eyes of her lover. young lovers: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare s most famous young lovers become lovers: They were… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13lover — [[t]lʌ̱və(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ lovers 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s lover is someone who they are having a sexual relationship with but are not married to. Every Thursday she would meet her lover Leon... He and Liz became lovers soon after they first… …

    English dictionary

  • 14lover — Louver Lou ver, Louvre Lou vre, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover, lovier; or l ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.) A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2 (a) . [Written also {lover},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15lover — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ardent, good, great, passionate ▪ jilted, rejected (esp. BrE), spurned ▪ She was shot by her jilted lover …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16lover — lov|er W3 [ˈlʌvə US ər] n 1.) someone s lover is the person they are having a sexual relationship with but who they are not married to →↑mistress ▪ He killed his wife s lover. ▪ Nicola and I were lovers. ▪ a pair of young lovers 2.) someone who… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17lover —   Ipo, aloha, huapala.   Also: ipo ahi (ardent), ipo laua e (sweet natured), hoa kaunu, ano i; kūmū (slang), kāne palemo (temporary), ipo mā uka uka (unskilled), hauhole (over persistent), kāne manuahi (common law husband), ipo manuahi; manō (fig …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 18LOVER — v. tr. T. de Marine Il ne s’emploie guère que dans cette expression : Lover un câble, Le ployer en rond. SE LOVER se dit d’un Serpent qui s’enroule sur lui même …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 19lover — loverless, adj. loverlike, adj. /luv euhr/, n. 1. a person who is in love with another. 2. a person who has a sexual or romantic relationship with another. 3. a person with whom one conducts an extramarital sexual affair. 4. a person who has a… …

    Universalium

  • 20Lover — Verehrer; Bewunderer; Liebhaber; Anbeter * * * Lo|ver 〈[ lʌ̣və(r)] m. 3; umg.〉 Geliebter, Liebhaber [engl.] * * * Lo|ver [ lavɐ ], der; s, [s] [engl. lover, zu: to love = lieben]: Freund u. Liebhaber: sie hat einen neuen L …

    Universal-Lexikon