loved
v.v. felt a very strong liking or deep affection for someone or something. It is the past form of the word you use for your family, friends, or favorite hobbies.
v. the past tense and past participle of 'love', indicating a deep affection or intense liking for a person, object, or concept. Typically describes a sustained emotional state rather than a momentary action.
She loved her grandmother very much.
He loved the quiet mornings in the countryside before the rest of the house woke up.
Although the artist explored many different styles throughout his long career, he always loved the simplicity of charcoal sketches best.
From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ġelufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent to love + -ed.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.
I am loving this movieI love this movieAs a stative verb, 'love' is rarely used in the continuous (-ing) form in formal English, though it is common in casual speech.