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Common Collocations about Love with Examples


 

Here are common collocations about love with examples to help you use them naturally in conversation and writing:

 1. Fall in love

  • Meaning: Begin to feel romantic love for someone
  • Example: They fell in love during their college years.

 2. Be in love (with someone)

  • Meaning: Have strong romantic feelings for someone
  • Example: He’s deeply in love with his childhood friend.

 3. Break someone’s heart / Have your heart broken

  • Meaning: Cause emotional pain through rejection or loss
  • Example: She broke his heart when she left for another country.

4. Express your love

  • Meaning: Show or say how much you love someone
  • Example: He wrote her poems to express his love.

 5. Make love

  • Meaning: Have sexual intercourse (used in a romantic context)
  • Example: They made love for the first time on their honeymoon.

6. True love

  • Meaning: Genuine and lasting romantic love
  • Example: They believe they’ve finally found true love.

7. Love at first sight

  • Meaning: Instant romantic attraction when meeting someone for the first time
  • Example: For him, it was love at first sight.

8. Show affection / Show love

  • Meaning: Demonstrate that you care through actions or words
  • Example: She shows her love by cooking his favorite meals.

 9. Win someone's heart

  • Meaning: Make someone fall in love with you
  • Example: He tried everything to win her heart.

 10. Declare your love

  • Meaning: Tell someone that you love them
  • Example: He declared his love in front of the whole crowd.