like [love] sth. so much that one cannot bear to part with it; be fond of and unwilling to part with; be so delighted with it that one could hardly bear to put it down; be too fond of sth. to let go of it;be unable to tear oneself away from sth.;be unwilling to let sth. out of one's hands; can hardly bear to put （it） down; can hardly tear oneself away from; fondle admiringly; It is hard to put （it） down.; love sth. so much that one is loath to part with it; so fond of sth. that one cannot take one's hands off it:
The novel is so instructive that I can hardly tear myself away from it.