loves
The plural of "love" is loves.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and love follows this rule.
Meaning: a strong feeling of liking someone, or a person you love (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with loves: the loves are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: loves'.
How do you pronounce it?
love is pronounced /ˈlʌv/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use an apostrophe to make a plural. loves means more than one, while an apostrophe shows that something belongs to someone.
Did you know?
- Only a handful of English nouns still form the plural without -s, among them men, feet, teeth and children.
Examples in context
- Music and books are her two great loves.Singular: Music and books are her great love.
- He met the loves of his life at school.Singular: He met the love of his life at school.
