romance

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciations'Romance': /rəˈmæns/; 'romance': /ˈrəʊmæns/, /rəʊˈmæns/, /rəˈmæns/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n., adj. roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊmæns; v. roʊˈmæns/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Romance': (rō mans′, rō′mans); 'romance': (n., adj. rō mans′, rō′mans; v. rō mans′)


Inflections of 'romance' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
romances
v 3rd person singular
romancing
v pres p
romanced
v past
romanced
v past p

Collocations for "romance"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "romance" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

romance

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [passionate, whirlwind, summer, fleeting] romance
  2. turned out to be a [bad, summer] romance
  3. a [need, desire, thirst, hunger] for romance
  4. not [an ounce, a bit] of romance in him!
  5. a little romance wouldn't [hurt, kill] you
  6. there's no romance in their [relationship, marriage]
  7. the [relationship] has lost all romance
  8. their romance is [blooming, blossoming]
  9. has spent [years, decades] in search of romance
  10. looking for a bit of romance
  11. romance and [love, understanding, passion, honesty] are key (to)
  12. a romance set in [London]
  13. a (new) romance [featuring, starring, directed by]
  14. the movie is a romance and [comedy, thriller]
  15. is a [master, writer] of romance
v
  1. romancing [her, his secretary, the neighbor, a widow]
  2. romance your [wife, girlfriend]
  3. being romanced by [another company, a bigger team]
  4. romance [a player, the community, local business, foreign investors]
n as adj
  1. a [best-selling, successful] romance writer
  2. romance [novels, books, movies]
'romance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Paris - adventure - coaster - demonstration - envision - fool - genre - kindle - lesson - musical - novel - painful - passionate - screen - summer - sweep - title - whirlwind - whisper - writer - yarn - yearn

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