English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English loved, luvd, from Old English lufode, first and third person singular past indicative of lufian; and Middle English loved, iloved, from Old English ġelufod, past participle of lufian; both equivalent to love + -ed.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /lʌvd/
- Rhymes: -ʌvd
Verb[edit]
loved
- simple past tense and past participle of love
Adjective[edit]
loved (comparative more loved, superlative most loved)
- Being the object of love.
- 1997, Charlie W. Shedd, How to Make People Really Feel Loved: And Other Life-Giving Observations, Vine Books, →ISBN.
- 1999, Valerie Grove, Laurie Lee: The Well-Loved Stranger, Penguin Books (2001), →ISBN.
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:beloved
Translations[edit]
being the object of love
- Arabic: مَحْبُوب (maḥbūb)
- Finnish: rakastettu (fi)
- French: aimé (fr), adoré (fr)
- German: geliebt (de)
- Hebrew: אהוב (ahúv)
- Hungarian: szeretett (hu), (more commonly) szeretve
- Japanese: 愛され
- Kazakh: сүйген (süigen)
- Plautdietsch: beleeft
- Portuguese: amado (pt)
- Romanian: iubit (ro), drag (ro), scump (ro)
- Russian: люби́мый (ru) (ljubímyj)
- Serbo-Croatian: voljen (sh)
- Spanish: amado (es)
Anagrams[edit]
- Dovel, dolve, voled
Your loved ones are the most important people in your life, usually your family members and closest friends. The adjective loved can describe anything you especially cherish.
If you have objects, places, pets, or people in your life that you adore, you know what it means when something is loved. A toddler might insist on bringing her loved teddy bear everywhere. You’ll often find this adjective modified by words like «well» or «much,» and synonyms include «cherished» and «beloved.»
Definitions of loved
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“his
loved companion of many years”-
Synonyms:
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admired
regarded with admiration
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adored, idolised, idolized, worshipped
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
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beloved, darling, dear
dearly loved
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blue-eyed, fair-haired, white-haired
favorite
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cherished, precious, treasured, wanted
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
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best-loved, favored, favorite, favourite, pet, preferent, preferred
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
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wanted
desired or wished for or sought
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admired
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loved
любить; любимый
Синонимический ряд:
1. cherished (adj.) adored; appreciated; cherished; desired; idolized; treasured; well beloved
2. favorite (adj.) beloved; blue-eyed; darling; dear; esteemed; fair-haired; favorite; favoured; favourite; intimate; pet; precious; sweet; white-haired; white-headed
3. adored (verb) adored; delighted in; worshiped or worshipped; worshipped
4. caressed (verb) caressed; cuddled; dandled; fondled; petted
English-Russian base dictionary > loved
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loved
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > loved
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loved
любил; вызывать чувство любви
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loved
Любящийся
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > loved
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loved
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > loved
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loved up
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > loved up
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loved
возлюбленный
излюбленный
любимый
любится
Новый англо-русский словарь > loved
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loved
возлюбленный
излюбленный
любимый
любится
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loved one
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > loved one
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loved ones
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > loved ones
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loved one
English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > loved one
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loved one
сущ.
дорогой, милый, любимый
Англо-русский современный словарь > loved one
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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
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It is better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all.
<01>Лучше любить и потерять любовь, чем вообще никогда не любить. Tennyson (Теннисон).
Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > It is better to have loved and lost, than not to have loved at all.
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Adonis (In Greek mythology, a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a wild boar and restored to Aphrodite from Hades for a part of each year)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Adonis (In Greek mythology, a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a wild boar and restored to Aphrodite from Hades for a part of each year)
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For God so loved the world that He gave the one and only Son and whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > For God so loved the world that He gave the one and only Son and whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
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God knows how much I loved you
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > God knows how much I loved you
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Hyacinthus (In Greek legend, a youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo who memorializes him with a hyacinth growing from the youth’s blood)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Hyacinthus (In Greek legend, a youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo who memorializes him with a hyacinth growing from the youth’s blood)
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I loved her this side of idolatry
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I loved her this side of idolatry
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Loved Up — was a BBC drama for the Love Bites season of films, and was broadcast on 23 September 1995. The film was directed by Peter Cattaneo who later directed The Full Monty (1997) and Lucky Break (2001). It features Danny Dyer who subsequently starred… … Wikipedia
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loved — adj. 1. p. p. of {love}, v. t.. Opposite of {unloved}. [Narrower terms: {admired, esteemed}] Also See: {wanted}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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loved-up — adj informal 1.) feeling full of romantic love for someone 2.) feeling full of love towards everyone, especially as a result of using the illegal drug ↑ecstasy ▪ loved up clubbers having a ball … Dictionary of contemporary English
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loved — index popular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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loved up — adjective VERY INFORMAL used for describing someone who is happy and excited because they are under the influence of a drug such as ECSTASY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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loved up — (informal) 1. Experiencing blissful or exaggeratedly benevolent feelings through being under the influence of a drug, esp ecstasy 2. In love 3. In an amatory mood • • • Main Entry: ↑love … Useful english dictionary
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Loved — Infobox Single Name = Loved Artist = Kim Wilde from Album = The Very Best of Kim Wilde B side = Loved (Remix) Released = 5 November 2001 Format = 12 , CD single Recorded = 2001 Genre = Pop Length = Label = EMI Writer = Ricki Wilde, Terry Ronald… … Wikipedia
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-loved — [[t] lʌvd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n loved combines with adverbs to form adjectives that describe how much someone or something is loved. The similarities between the much loved father and his son are remarkable. …two of Mendelssohn s… … English dictionary
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loved — un·be·loved; un·loved; loved; … English syllables
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Loved — Love Love (l[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loved} (l[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loving}.] [AS. lufian. [root]124. See {Love}, n.] 1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one s children and friends; to love … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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loved — /luvd/, adj. held in deep affection; cherished: loved companions; much loved friends. [1250 1300; ME] * * * … Universalium
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Origin of loved
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
OTHER WORDS FROM loved
un·loved, adjectivewell-loved, adjective
Words nearby loved
lovebite, lovebug, love child, Love conquers all, Lovecraft, loved, loved one, loved-up, love-entangle, love feast, Love for Love
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How to use loved in a sentence
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Joined by her sister Mira Billotte and bassist Brendan Majewski, the band formed in the wake of the dissolution of the much-loved punk band Slant 6.
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George Winters, executive director of Tall Oaks, said the promotion was aimed at “those people who are kind of on the fence or held off on moving their loved one” to an assisted-living facility because of the pandemic.
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Even after your loved one’s death, you couldn’t lean close to a friend or relative for comfort.
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If your loved one has enjoyed Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and other incredibly hard games, this is the one to get.
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Your loved one can address all their needs with just five simple tools.
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The editors, writers, and cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo were human beings with families, friends, and loved ones.
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So in that sense we have gotten close to the families that have lost loved ones, be it from one side or the other.
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He knew I loved him like a big brother, and I knew the feeling was mutual.
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Dozens of tearful family members huddled at the Surabaya and Singapore airports, anxiously awaiting news of loved ones.
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So, we go to the urinals and he leans over to me and whispers, “I loved Gattaca.”
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I was an Innkeeper, who loved to carouse; J was a Joiner, and built up a house.
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And she fell to scolding him in the way he usually loved,—but at the moment found less stimulating for some reason.
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In both cases the decision was made at a feast, and in favour of the one who “loved much.”
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To know, to love, and to be loved by such a man as Burne-Jones was a supreme blessing in his life.
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She was thrusting herself upon Lord Hartledon, knowing that in his true heart it was another that he loved, not her.
любимый
существительное
- любовь, приязнь, симпатия; привязанность
- любовь, влюбленность; страсть, влечение
- = love affair любовная история, роман
- предмет любви; милый, милая; возлюбленный
- прост. милочка, душечка (обращение к незнакомой женщине, девушке)
глагол
- любить
- любить, обожать (какое-л. занятие); хотеть (делать что-л.); находить удовольствие (в чем-л.)
- = love up; разг. ласкать, гладить друг друга, играть в любовные игры; заниматься любовью, совокупляться
- предпочитать какую-л. конкретную среду, нуждаться в определенных условиях обитания (о животных, растениях)
- нуждаться в чем-л.
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Словосочетания
a need to be loved — потребность быть любимой 
to console smb. on the loss of a loved one — утешить того, кто потерял любимого (любимую)
thou loved(e)st — ты любил
nitrogen-loved — нитрофильный
no longer loved — постылый
loved one — дорогой; любимый; милый
Примеры с переводом
At one time he loved her.
Когда-то он её любил.
He loved her beyond measure.
Он любил её без меры.
How the crowd loved it!
Как же толпе это нравилось!
Amy had always loved New York.
Эми всегда обожала Нью-Йорк.
It was she whom he had loved.
Это та (женщина), которую он любил.
I’ve always loved children.
Я всегда любила детей.
I loved her when I first saw her.
Я полюбил её с первого взгляда.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
He loved walking in the hills. 
He loved the sleek contours of the car.
She loved the movie. It knocked her out.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
lovable — привлекательный, милый
lover — любовник, любитель, возлюбленный, поклонник, друг, приверженец, доброжелатель
loving — любящий, любвеобильный, нежный, преданный
unloved — нелюбимый
loved — перевод на русский
I love Princess Sylvia.
Я люблю принцессу Сильвию.
I love Bob!
Я люблю Боба!
I love you, Sylvia.
Я люблю тебя, Сильвия.
I love the Princess!
Я люблю Принцессу!
I love Sylvia!
Я люблю Сильвию!
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She’s a werewolf hunter, and Scott’s a werewolf now, so they have to be very secretive with their love.
Она — охотник на оборотней, а Скотт — оборотень, поэтому они держат свою любовь в строгой тайне.
One moment, they are crazy in love, and the next moment, they’re on the verge of breaking up. What are you doing?
В одно мгновение, они окунаются в любовь с головой, а в другой — они на грани расставания.
By the end, you did see the true love that Jackson and Lydia did have.
В конце мы видим, что у Лидии и Джексона настоящая любовь.
I was once a human… That love I always laughed at… also once dominated me… When we were lovers, we longed for each other crazily, but… we couldn’t have happiness.
Когда я была человеком… кто верил в любовь… но однажды это чувство овладело мной… но… но наше счастье длилось недолго. после перерождения мы оказались близнецами.
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«He loved Dinarzade»
«Он влюблён в Динарзаде»
Do you know, I think your father’s in love with me.
Знаешь, а мне кажется, твой отец влюблен в меня.
You don’t wait when you’re in love.
Нельзя ждать, когда влюблен.
Sure of everything when you’re in love, aren’t you, Jerry?
Ты во всем уверен, когда влюблен, да, Джерри?
He’s very much in love with the girl he’s engaged to.
Он влюблен до беспамятства. И они помолвлены.
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This girl is giving him her heart, and he is completely, head over heels in love with her.
Никогда раньше Скотт не испытывал такого к девушке. Эта девушка отдала ему свое сердце, а он совершенно по уши в неё влюбился.
«Is it my fault that your husband fell in love with me?»
Разве я виновата в том, что твой муж влюбился в меня?
Are you in love?»
Что, влюбился?»
«How could he be in love with me?»
«Но почему он влюбился в меня?»
I’ve really fallen in love.
Я действительно влюбился.
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Oh, isn’t it lovely.
Разве это не прекрасно?
THIS IS VERY LOVELY.
Это прекрасно.
— Oh, it’s lovely.
— О, это прекрасно.
You’re looking very lovely this morning.
Ты выглядишь так прекрасно в это утро.
It’ll be lovely for the woman’s page.
Это прекрасно подойдёт для страницы для женщин.
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I’m sure they’re loving this.
Уверен, им это нравится.
I love this.
Мне нравится.
I love being married.
Так ты терпеть это не можешь Мне нравится быть замужем.
I don’t love him.
Он мне не нравится.
I love to see you laugh after a hard day.
Мне нравится, когда ты смеёшься после сложного дня.
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You’re looking lovely.
Вы чудесно выглядите.
This is lovely.
Здесь чудесно.
Oh, yes, it’s lovely.
Да, чудесно!
Oh, dear, doesn’t everything look lovely?
Дорогая, как все чудесно выглядят!
Oh, you look lovely, Miss Tracy.
Вы чудесно выглядите.
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— That’s lovely.
— Мило…
It’s all so lovely, so romantic.
Всё так мило, романтично!
It’s so lovely…
Это так мило…
They’re so lovely.»
Как мило.
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I forgo you the obligation to love me however from now on you will do whatever I tell you.
Я заставляю тебя полюбить меня, но ты будешь делать то, что я тебе скажу.
And maybe the same thing that made me want to paint makes me love this girl.
И, может быть, то, что вызвало у меня желание рисовать, побудило меня полюбить эту девушку.
I’ll make him love me.
И я заставлю его полюбить меня.
Why, to know Lucy is to love her.
Конечно, как можно не полюбить Люси?
An old maid? So, no man could fall in love with me?
Значит, меня никто не может полюбить?
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I just love weddings.
Я просто обожаю свадьбы.
— I mean, I love Fuji apples. — Oh!
Я обожаю яблоки Фудзи.
— I love DIY because it’s-it’s an easier, yet completely normal way to do a wedding, right?
— Обожаю самдел, ведь это простой и при этом совершенно нормальный способ устроить свадьбу, верно?
I just love wedding stuff!
Я обожаю свадебные штуки!
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Find below definitions and meanings of Loved. If we don’t currently have any definitions there is a link to check definitions on Google. Also find a similar words the begin with the same characters, end with the same characters, anagrams, reverse anagrams, word scrambles and words with similar letters.
Synonyms of Loved will be presented below each meaning if they are available.
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The words ‘loved’ and ‘beloved’ are both related to somebody being cared about very much. However, in many cases, these words are not interchangeable. This can cause a bit of confusion. So, let’s look at the difference between ‘beloved’ and ‘loved’, shall we?
The word ‘loved’ can be used as a verb or as a noun, while the word ‘beloved’ is used as an adjective. This means that you can be ‘loved’ and you can be somebody’s ‘beloved’. You cannot ‘belove’ somebody, you ‘love’ them.
The word ‘beloved’ is an adjective. This means that it is a description. When you are describing somebody who is loved, you can say ‘beloved’ e.g. ‘my beloved wife’.
The word ‘loved’ can be used as a verb. It is a form of ‘to love’. While it may not seem like it, the word ‘loved’ can be used in either the present or past tense. You have to look at the context to work out what is being said e.g. “she is loved” or “I loved you”.
The word ‘loved’ can also be used as a noun, although this is rarer since the noun is actually ‘love’.
The words ‘loved’ and ‘beloved’ can’t really be used interchangeably. While there are limited situations where you may be able to switch the words up a bit, in most cases, you would need to change the structure of the sentence to accommodate the new word.
Beloved
The word ‘beloved’ is an adjective. It is used to describe somebody that is very loved, whether it is a romantic type of love or a friendship type of love. As a descriptor, it is often paired up with a name.
Here is the definition of ‘beloved’ from The Cambridge Dictionary:
loved very much
Here are some ways that you can use ‘beloved’ in a sentence:
- He was beloved by all.
- My wife is my beloved.
- While she was fine living in the US, she certainly did miss her beloved Brighton.
- She missed her beloved husband.
- He would be marrying his beloved fiance very soon.
Loved
The word ‘loved’ is a verb. It means that you are either currently ‘loving’ somebody, or you have ‘loved’ them in the past. It can be used to describe a romantic feeling, or it can be used to describe the platonic feeling that people have for their friends and family.
According to The Cambridge Dictionary, this is the definition of ‘loved’:
to like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to have strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family.
It is worth noting that while the dictionary definition of ‘loved’ only mentions people, you can have strong feelings towards anything. It doesn’t have to be a person, although one could argue that it isn’t the same type of love. You don’t love a place or food item in the same way that you would love a child, after all.
Here are some examples of how you can use the word ‘loved’ in a sentence:
- She knew that she was very much loved by her husband.
- She loved it whenever she went back to her hometown of Brighton.
- He felt loved by his wife every day of the week.
- The parents loved their children.
- She loved the chocolate cake!
Which Is Used the Most?
According to Google Ngram Viewer, the word ‘loved’ is used a lot more frequently than ‘beloved’.
Although, don’t get us wrong. The word ‘beloved’ is still used a lot, but because it can be used in far fewer situations, it doesn’t get anywhere the same amount of use.
Loved Ones or Beloved Ones?
It is ‘loved ones’. While it is possible, you should not use the word ‘beloved’ to refer to more than one person at a time. Because the word ‘ones’ is plural, the word ‘beloved’ doesn’t really fit with it.
- Correct: She enjoyed being surrounded by loved ones.
- Incorrect: She enjoyed being surrounded by her beloved ones.
If you wanted to make the second a correct sentence, the closest that you could get is with ‘she enjoyed being surrounded by her beloved’, but even that implies there is just one person, not multiple.
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