Love
Love verb - To hold dear.
Take
Take verb - Have sex with; archaic use.
How words are described
| good | good love | good take |
| best | best love | best take |
| long | long love | long take |
| similar | similar love | similar take |
| Other adjectives: perfect, complete, original, true, single, obvious, actual, real, big, great, serious, little, tragic, new, twisted, strange, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Invoked when Bella tries to tell Edward that though she'll probably die, Edward will still have their child to love and take care of in her place.
Source: Literature / Twilight - When Jennifer reveals that she knew that he called DFS on herCory: Yeah well I have this funny quirk that I dont like when one of my students gets hurt, especially by their parents, the people who-oh, I dont know-are supposed to love and take care of them.
Source: Fanfic / The Minkiad -
Broken Aesop: The typical Pokémon moral is that you should love and take care of your Pokémon, not just abandoning Mons once they're weak and trading up for stronger Mons.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon Rumble
Cite this Source
Take and Love. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/love/take
Love & Take. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/love/take>.
Take or Love. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/love/take.
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