adore

a·dore

(ə-dôr′)

tr.v. a·dored, a·dor·ing, a·dores

1. To worship as God or a god.

2. To love (someone) deeply and devotedly. See Synonyms at revere¹.

3. To like very much: adores Broadway musicals.

[Middle English adouren, from Old French adourer, from Latin adōrāre, to pray to : ad-, ad- + ōrāre, to pray.]

a·dor′er n.

a·dor′ing·ly adv.

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adore

(əˈdɔː)

1. (tr) to love intensely or deeply

2. to worship (a god) with religious rites

3. (tr) informal to like very much: I adore chocolate.

[C15: via French from Latin adōrāre, from ad- to + ōrāre to pray]

aˈdorer n

aˈdoring adj

aˈdoringly adv

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a•dore

(əˈdɔr, əˈdoʊr)

v. a•dored, a•dor•ing. v.t.

1. to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect.

2. to pay divine honor to; worship.

3. to like or admire very much: I adore your new shoes.

v.i.

4. to worship.

[1275–1325; Middle English aour(i)e < Old French aourer < Latin adōrāre to speak to, pray, worship =ad- ad- + ōrāre to speak, beg (see oral)]

a•dor′er, n.

a•dor′ing•ly, adv.

adore

Past participle: adored
Gerund: adoring

Imperative
adore
adore

Present
I adore
you adore
he/she/it adores
we adore
you adore
they adore

Preterite
I adored
you adored
he/she/it adored
we adored
you adored
they adored

Present Continuous
I am adoring
you are adoring
he/she/it is adoring
we are adoring
you are adoring
they are adoring

Present Perfect
I have adored
you have adored
he/she/it has adored
we have adored
you have adored
they have adored

Past Continuous
I was adoring
you were adoring
he/she/it was adoring
we were adoring
you were adoring
they were adoring

Past Perfect
I had adored
you had adored
he/she/it had adored
we had adored
you had adored
they had adored

Future
I will adore
you will adore
he/she/it will adore
we will adore
you will adore
they will adore

Future Perfect
I will have adored
you will have adored
he/she/it will have adored
we will have adored
you will have adored
they will have adored

Future Continuous
I will be adoring
you will be adoring
he/she/it will be adoring
we will be adoring
you will be adoring
they will be adoring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been adoring
you have been adoring
he/she/it has been adoring
we have been adoring
you have been adoring
they have been adoring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been adoring
you will have been adoring
he/she/it will have been adoring
we will have been adoring
you will have been adoring
they will have been adoring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been adoring
you had been adoring
he/she/it had been adoring
we had been adoring
you had been adoring
they had been adoring

Conditional
I would adore
you would adore
he/she/it would adore
we would adore
you would adore
they would adore

Past Conditional
I would have adored
you would have adored
he/she/it would have adored
we would have adored
you would have adored
they would have adored

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

adore - love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"

hero-worship, idolise, idolize, revere, worship - love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

adore

verb

1. love, honour, admire, worship, esteem, cherish, bow to, revere, dote on, idolize She adored her parents and would do anything to please them.
love hate, loathe, despise, detest, abhor, abominate, execrate

2. like, love, enjoy, go for, dig (slang), relish, delight in, revel in, be fond of, be keen on, be partial to I adore good books and the theatre.

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adore

verb

1. To regard with great awe and devotion:

2. To feel deep, devoted love for:

3. To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively:

Translations

يَعْبَد ، يُحِب جِدَاًيَعْبُد، يُوَقِّريَعْشَقُ

zbožňovatuctívat

beundredyrkeelske højtforgudetilbede

ihannoida

obožavati

dátilbiîja

あこがれる

흠모하다

dievintigarbinimasmylintisnuostabiai

dievinātpielūgt

oboževati

beundra

บูชา

yêu tha thiết

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adore

[əˈdɔː^r] vt [+ person] → adorer; [+ food, books, activity] to adore doing sth → adorer faire qch

adore

(= love very much) family, wife → über alles lieben

(inf: = like very much) French, whisky etc → (über alles) lieben; to adore attention → gern im Mittelpunkt stehen

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adore

(əˈdoː) verb

1. to love or like very much. He adores his children.

2. to worship.

aˈdorable adjective

an adorable little baby.

aˈdorably adverbˌadoˈration (ӕdə-) noun

worship or great love.

aˈdoring adjective

adoring parents.

aˈdoringly adverb

adore

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