惚れる【ほれる】
Frequency rank: 5,042. – 5,048.
- to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 惚れる【ほれる】Frequency rank: 5,042. – 5,048.
- ほれるFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.
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- to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
- 2nd meaning
This word is used to describe the feeling of falling in love or being charmed by someone or something.
I fell for her smile.
This meaning is used when someone is completely captivated or fascinated by something.
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Example sentences
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As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.
You haven't fallen in love, have you!? I won't have it! Having that man become my brother-in-law; I absolutely hate that!
Tom didn't expect to fall in love with Mary.
Tom didn't expect to fall in love with Mary.
I didn't expect that Tom would fall in love with Mary.
I didn't expect that Tom would fall in love with Mary.