Love and Want

Love

Love verb - To hold dear.

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Want and love are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead the word "Love" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: loving, lovely, lover, loved, lovable

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

Usage example: I want a new car so badly!

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Love and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Love" instead the word "Want" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

sweet	sweet love	sweet want
old	old love	old want
good	good love	good want
special	special love	special want
Other adjectives: best, complete, original, true, actual, real, big, extreme, great, little, lost, hopeless, new, former, last, insane.

power	love power	want power
man	love man	want man
part	love part	want part
kind	love kind	want kind
Other words: job, children, someone, time, way, nothing, anyone, kids.

Both Kaguya and Shirogane are aware of each other's love and want nothing more than to provoke a Love Confession to be the dominant one in the relationship (in a non-sexual way).

Source: Twice Shy
There is a late dynasty Ancient Egyptian tale in which Pharoah's son and daughter fall in love and want to marry.

Source: Father, I Want to Marry My Brother
Love Epiphany: After hearing a Brazilian Motivational Speaker speak about her fear of love, Cristina realizes she does love and want to be with Alejandro once again.

Source: Series / Los Caballeros Las Prefieren Brutas

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