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loathe
abominate; hate: They loathe each other.
Not to be confused with:
loath – unwilling; reluctant: She was loath to go.
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loathe
(lōth)tr.v. loathed, loath·ing, loathes
To dislike (someone or something) greatly; abhor.
[Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian.]
loath′er n.
loath′ing·ly adv.
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loathe
(ləʊð)vb
(tr) to feel strong hatred or disgust for
[Old English lāthiān, from loath]
ˈloather n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
loathe
(loʊð)v.t. loathed, loath•ing.
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor.
[before 900; Middle English loth(i)en, lath(i)en, Old English lāthian]
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loathe
Past participle: loathed
Gerund: loathing
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| Verb | 1. |  loathe - find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" |
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loathe
verb hate, dislike, despise, detest, abhor, abominate, have a strong aversion to, find disgusting, execrate, feel repugnance towards, not be able to bear or abide The two men loathe each other.
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loathe
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Translations
يَتَقَزَّز، يَكْرَهيَكْرَهُ
hnusithnusit siošklivitštítit se
afsky
halveksiainhota
prezirati
hafa óbeit á; fyrirlíta
ひどく嫌う
몹시 싫어하다
ienīstizjust pretīgumuneieredzēt
avsky
เกลียดชัง
ghê tởm
loathe
[ləʊð] VT [+ thing, person] → detestar, odiarI loathe doing it → detesto or odio hacerlo
he loathes being corrected → detesta que se le corrija
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
loathe
[ˈləʊð] vt → détester, avoir en horreurI loathe her → Je la déteste.
to loathe each other → se détester
to loathe doing sth → détester faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
loathe
vt thing, person → verabscheuen; modern art, spinach, jazz etc → nicht ausstehen können; I loathe the idea → die Vorstellung ist mir zuwider; I loathe doing it (in general) → ich hasse es, das zu tun; (on particular occasion) → es ist mir zuwider, das zu tun
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
loathe
[ləʊð] vt (thing, person) → detestare, odiareI loathe doing it → detesto farlo
to loathe sb's doing sth → detestare che qn faccia qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
loathe
(ləuð) verb to hate very much.
ˈloathing noun great dislike and disgust.
ˈloathsome adjective horrible.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
loathe
→ يَكْرَهُ štítit se afsky verabscheuen απεχθάνομαι aborrecer halveksia exécrer prezirati detestare ひどく嫌う 몹시 싫어하다 verafschuwen avsky nienawidzić detestar чувствовать отвращение avsky เกลียดชัง tiksinmek ghê tởm 厌恶Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009