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beloved

bi-LUVD/bɪˈlʌvd/

Noun pluralbeloveds

3 meanings of beloved

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Loved very much by family, friends, or fans.

    Like a favorite toy a child never wants to put down.

    Their beloved dog had been part of the family for years.

    She is a beloved teacher at the local school.

    Similarcherished, treasured, loved

    Oppositehated, despised, loathed

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A person who is loved very much by someone.

    She wrote a long letter to her beloved every week.

    He kept a photo of his beloved on the desk.

    Similarsweetheart, love, darling, lover

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  3. 3
    verbobsolete
    Simple past and past participle of belove. An old word meaning to love or hold someone dear.
    He [William Russell, Lord Russell] was a man of great candour and of a general reputation, univerſally beloved and truſted; of a generous and obliging temper.
    1747, Thomas Birch, “William Lord Russel”Here, beloved means loved and held dear by people.
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Origin

From Middle English beloved, made from the verb belove plus the ending -ed.