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Google translate lists "be madly in love" and "be infatuated" as alternate translations for 参｛まい｝る.
When I saw it I was like, huh?
I searched 参｛まい｝る 意味｛いみ｝ on Google too and the first couple sites did list things relating to love, but I didn't understand it that well.
So, could someone paint this picture for me about why 参｛まい｝る has these definitions and in what contexts it would fit those definitions?
Thank you!
A handful of metaphorical uses of 参る come from a general idea of leaving and yielding to someone else.
These include
