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Lovers Noun Bre ˈlʌvə(R ˈlʌvər Denied Years Park

Word lover
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈlʌvə(r) / NAmE / ˈlʌvər /
Example
  • he denied that he was her lover.
  • we were lovers for several years.
  • the park was full of young lovers holding hands.
  • a lover of music
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lover

(noun)BrE / ˈlʌvə(r) / NAmE / ˈlʌvər /
  1. a partner in a sexual relationship outside marriage
    • He denied that he was her lover.
    • We were lovers for several years.
    • The park was full of young lovers holding hands.
  2. a person who likes or enjoys a particular thing
    • a lover of music
    • an art-lover
    • a nature-lover

    Extra Examples

    • It was common for upper-class women to take lovers.
    • She was shot by her jilted lover.
    • They became lovers when her husband first went abroad.
    • They became lovers when they worked in the same office.
    • They’re colleagues as well as being long-time lovers.
    • He suspected his wife of having a lover.
    • He was a devoted animal lover, and had a large number of pets at home.
    • She was a great lover of the arts, and of Greek architecture in particular.
    • an art-lover/a nature-lover
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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