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Loving vs Loved - What's the difference?

loving | loved |

As adjectives the difference between loving and loved

is that loving is expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate while loved is being the object of love.

As verbs the difference between loving and loved

is that loving is present participle of lang=en while loved is past tense of love.

As a noun loving

is the action of the verb to love.

As a proper noun Loving

is {{surname}.

loving

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The action of the verb to love .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
    • his loving wife

    Synonyms

    * adoring * affectionate * See also

    Verb

    (head)

    • loved

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (love)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being the object of love.
  • * 1997', Charlie W. Shedd, ''How to Make People Really Feel '''Loved : And Other Life-Giving Observations , Vine Books, ISBN 1569550131.
  • * 1999', Valerie Grove, ''Laurie Lee: The Well-'''Loved Stranger , Penguin Books (2001), ISBN 0140276882.

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