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| admirer |
An admirer is a person who finds another person attractive in a romantic way. [1/2 definitions] |
| couple |
two people who are together by marriage or by being in a romantic relationship. [1/4 definitions] |
| crush |
a strong but temporary romantic attraction to a person, or the person who is the object of the attraction. [1/5 definitions] |
| date1 |
When a person dates another person, they go out together to dinner or movies or things like that because they like each other in a romantic way or want to see if they like each other in that way. [1/6 definitions] |
| fall in love |
to begin to have strong feelings of romantic love (often followed by "with"). |
| flirt |
to play at love; act in a romantic way that is not serious. [1/2 definitions] |
| go out |
If two people are going out with each other, it means they are spending time together because they like each other in a romantic way. They are attracted to each other and they are doing things like going to movies, taking walks, eating at restaurants, or just spending time together. [1/4 definitions] |
| in love |
the condition of having a very strong romantic attraction and liking for someone and a strong desire to be with that person (often followed by "with.") |
| match2 |
If two people go well together as a couple, they are sometimes called a "good match." They are similar or equal to each other in important ways. When people arrange for two people to get together so that they will marry or have a romantic relationship, it is called "making a match" or "deciding a match." If someone is "looking for a match," they are looking for someone to marry who would go well with them. [1/8 definitions] |
| romantic |
a person who is romantic or is too sentimental and not practical. [1/4 definitions] |
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