Like as a Verb

Like can be used to express a feeling of attraction, weaker than love and distinct from it in important ways. In the case of a choice this is also called preference. Examples:

1. I like her.
2. They like Jane.
3. I like traveling.

Many younger teenagers and children will use this term to refer to a crush by saying "like like" whereas "like" refers to as a friend, sometimes stressing the word instead of repeating it. Example:

1. Do you "like" her or do you "like like" her?

Love

Love is a constellation of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection or profound oneness. The meaning of love varies relative to context. Romantic love is seen as an ineffable feeling of intense attraction shared in passionate or intimate attraction and intimate interpersonal and sexual relationships. Though often linked to personal relations, love is often given a broader signification, a love of humanity, of nature, with life itself, or a oneness with the Universe, a universal love or karma. Love can also be construed as Platonic love, religious love, familial love, and, more casually, great affection for anything considered strongly pleasurable, desirable, or preferred, to include activities and foods. This diverse range of meanings in the singular word love is often contrasted with the plurality of Greek words for love, reflecting the concept's depth, versatility, and complexity.