To fall in love with someone; to become enamored of someone.
初めて会った時から彼に惚れている。
I've been in love with him since I met him for the first time.
彼女の優しさに惚れて、付き合うことになった。
I fell for her kindness, and we started dating.
店長の仕事ぶりに惚れる客が多い。
Many customers are taken with the manager's way of working.
To be attracted to or charmed by something; to be impressed or captivated.
彼の演奏の正確さに惚れた。
I was impressed by the precision of his performance.
そのアイデアの斬新さに惚れて、企画に賛成した。
I was taken with how original that idea was, so I supported the project.
職人の技に惚れる若者が増えている。
More young people are becoming captivated by artisans' skills.
A suffixal use (after the -masu stem of a verb) meaning to become entranced or absorbed (e.g., 見惚れる: to be mesmerized by seeing).
夜景に見惚れて、しばらく動けなかった。
I was mesmerized by the night view and couldn't move for a while.
舞台俳優の演技に見惚れる観客が多い。
Many audience members are entranced by the stage actors' performances.