Emily Dickinson Lexicon

love (-d, -s, -est, -ing), v. [OE lufian, see love, n.]

1. Want; enjoy; have great pleasure in.
2. Care for; entertain a great affection for; regard with esteem.
3. Feel sorry; regard another in a pitying sort of way.
4. Revere; venerate; worship.
5. Like; express affection; care about someone.
6. Have a platonic feeling; feel spiritual closeness to.
7. Sacrifice oneself for others; (see John 3:16).