BELOVED


Meaning of BELOVED in English

I. be·loved bə̇ˈləvd, bē- — compare beloved II and beloved III past part

Etymology: Middle English, past participle of beloven to love, from be- + loven to love — more at love

: loved — used as a passive transitive with of or by

I was beloved of the Italian and Chinese — Eve Langley

II. be·loved -v(ə̇)d — usu -vd when modified by an adverb of degree other than “dearly”; after “dearly” and when there is no adverb of degree both pronunciations are frequent, the frequency of -və̇d after “dearly” prob being due to the analogy of the noun “dearly beloved”, for which -və̇d is usual adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from beloved (I)

: dear to the heart : dearly loved

his beloved aunt

a well- beloved novel

a post beloved to old soldiers

III. be·lov·ed usu -və̇d noun

( -s )

: one who is loved ; especially : sweetheart

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.