The difference between Love and Pet

When used as nouns, love means a profound and caring affection towards someone, whereas pet means an animal kept as a companion.

When used as verbs, love means to have a strong affection for (someone or something), whereas pet means to stroke or fondle (an animal).

Pet is also adjective with the meaning: favourite.

check bellow for the other definitions of Love and Pet

Love as a noun (uncountable):

Strong affection. A profound and caring affection towards someone. Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being. A feeling of intense attraction towards someone. A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.

Examples:

"A mother’s love is not easily shaken."

"My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life."

"I have never been in love as much as I have with you."

"My love of cricket knows no bounds."
Love as a noun (countable):

A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
Love as a noun (colloquial, British):

Examples:

"Hello love, how can I help you?"
Love as a noun:

A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
Love as a noun (euphemistic):

Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
Love as a noun (euphemistic):

Sexual activity.
Love as a noun:

An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
Love as a noun:
Love as a noun:

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Love as a noun (obsolete):

A thin silk material.
Love as a noun:

A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.

Love as a verb (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive):

To have a strong affection for (someone or something).

Examples:

"I love my spouse. [[I love you I love you]]!"
Love as a verb (transitive):

To need, thrive on.

Examples:

"Mold loves moist, dark places."
Love as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

Examples:

"I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair"
Love as a verb (usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive):

To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
Love as a verb (transitive):

To derive delight from a fact or situation.

Examples:

"I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte."
Love as a verb (transitive):

To lust for.
Love as a verb (transitive, euphemistic):

To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)

Examples:

"I wish I could love her all night long."

Love as a verb (transitive, obsolete, or, UK, _, dialectal):

To praise; commend.
Love as a verb (transitive, obsolete, or, UK, _, dialectal):

To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.

Love as a noun (racquet sports, billiards):

Zero, no score.

Examples:

"So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova."

Pet as a noun:

An animal kept as a companion.
Pet as a noun (by extension):

Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
Pet as a noun:

One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
Pet as a noun:

Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.

Pet as a verb (transitive):

To stroke or fondle (an animal).
Pet as a verb (transitive, informal):

To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
Pet as a verb (intransitive, informal):

Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
Pet as a verb (dated, transitive):

To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.

Examples:

"His daughter was petted and spoiled."
Pet as a verb (archaic, intransitive):

To be a pet.

Examples:

"rfquotek Feltham"
Pet as a verb (archaic, intransitive):

To be peevish; to sulk.

Pet as an adjective:

Favourite; cherished.

Examples:

"a pet child"

"The professor seemed offended by the criticism of her pet theory."
Pet as an adjective:

Kept or treated as a pet.

Examples:

"pet rock"

Pet as a noun:

A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.