inloveとは 意味・読み方・使い方

前置詞句

in love

1. Enamored (of a person, etc.) [with with]

   I think John is in love.

   Isn't it nice to see two people in love?

   Romeo was in love with Juliet.

   • 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 141:

     “Don’t misunderstand me. I was quite honest with him. I told him, what was true, that I liked him very much, that I hoped to come to like him more, but that I was not in any way what the world calls ‘in love’ with him. He declared that that satisfied him, and so—we were married.”

   • 2004 May 3, Adam Duritz, Dan Vickrey, David Bryson, Matt Malley, David Immerglück, “Accidentally in Love”, in Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack‎, performed by Counting Crows:

     So she said "What's the problem, baby?" / What's the problem? I don't know / Well, maybe I'm in love (love) / Think about it every time / I think about it / Can't stop thinking 'bout it

2. (informal) Very fond (of an idea, etc.) [with with]

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

同意語

• enamoured (alt. enamored)

Further reading

• “in love”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• live on, love-in