Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Amá-re, v. a.
1. to love, to like, to have an affection for any person or thing; — meglio, to prefer; 2. to wish for, desire; v. n. to delight or thrive in a particular ground or soil (speaking of trees); s. m. Amá-tóre, Amá-tríce, f.; adj.Amá-nte .
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