adore

See also adoré

English

Etymology

From Old French aorer, from Latin adoro, from ad (“to”) + to speak, to pray.

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: ədô', IPA: /əˈdɔː/, X-SAMPA: /@"dO:/
• (US) enPR: ədôr', IPA: /əˈdɔːr/, X-SAMPA: /@"dO:r/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Verb

adore (third-person singular simple present adores, present participle adoring, simple past and past participle adored)

1. To worship.
2. To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.

   It is obvious to everyone that Gerry adores Heather.

3. To be very fond of.
   • 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 2/5, The Younger Set^[1]:

     “I ought to arise and go forth with timbrel and with dances ; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels ? […] not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances ; […]”

4. (obsolete) To adorn.

   Like to the hore
   Congealed drops, which do the morn adore. - Edmund Spenser

Derived terms

• adorant
• adorative
• adorer
• adoringly

Related terms

• adorable
• adoration

Translations

worship

• Bulgarian: боготворя (bg) (bogotvorjá) 
• Dutch: aanbidden (nl), adoreren (nl)
• French: adorer (fr)
• German: anbeten (de), verehren (de)
• Hungarian: imád (hu)
• Icelandic: dýrka (is)
• Italian: adorare (it)
• Jèrriais: adouother

• Latin: adōrō (la)
• Polish: uwielbiać (pl), wielbić (pl)
• Russian: боготворить (ru) (bogotvorít')  impf., поклоняться (ru) (poklonját'sja)  impf. (+ dative case), преклоняться (ru) (preklonját'sja)  impf. (перед + instrumental case)
• Scottish Gaelic: dèan adhradh
• Spanish: adorar (es)
• Turkish: tapmak (tr), tapınmak (tr)

love with entire heart and soul

• Arabic: عشق (ar) (3áshiqa)
• Bulgarian: обожавам (bg) (obožávam) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱愛 (cmn), 热爱 (cmn) (rè'ài)

• Czech: zbožňovat (cs)
• Dutch: aanbidden (nl), adoreren (nl)
• French: adorer (fr)
• German: anbeten (de), verehren (de)
• Hungarian: imád (hu)

• Italian: adorare (it)
• Japanese: 熱愛する (ja) (ねつあいする, netsuai-suru)
• Jèrriais: adouother
• Polish: uwielbiać (pl), ubóstwiać (pl)
• Russian: обожать (ru) (obožát')  impf.
• Scottish Gaelic: gràdhaich
• Spanish: querer (es)
• Turkish: tapmak (tr)

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Translations to be checked

• Basque: adoratu, gurtu
• Hebrew: להעריץ (he) [leaarits]
• Hebrew: לסגוד (he) [lisgod]
• Norwegian: tilbe

• Swedish: beundra, tillbe
• Thai: เทอดทูน, บูชา
• Turkish: tapmak [-ar]

Anagrams

• oared
• O'Dare
• oread

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Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a´do.ɾe/

Noun

adore

1. energy
2. courage

Declension

"adore" (inanimate noun) declension indefinite singular plural absolutive adore adorea adoreak ergative adorek adoreak adoreek dative adoreri adoreari adoreei genitive adoreren adorearen adoreen comitative adorerekin adorearekin adoreekin causative adorerentzat adorearentzat adoreentzat benefactive adorerengatik adorearengatik adoreengatik instrumental adorez adoreaz adoreez inessive adoretan adorean adoreetan locative adoretako adoreko adoreetako allative adoretara adorera adoreetara terminative adoretaraino adoreraino adoreetaraino directive adoretarantz adorerantz adoreetarantz destinative adoretarako adorerako adoreetarako ablative adoretatik adoretik adoreetatik partitive adorerik - - prolative adoretzat - -

Synonyms

• kemen

Derived terms

• adoretsu
• adoregabe
• adore eman

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.dɔʁ/

• Audio (Paris)

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Verb

adore

1. first-person singular present indicative of adorer
2. third-person singular present indicative of adorer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of adorer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of adorer
5. second-person singular imperative of adorer

Anagrams

• éroda

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Galician

Verb

adore

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of adorar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of adorar

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Romanian

Verb

adore

1. third-person singular subjunctive form of adora.
2. third-person plural subjunctive form of adora.

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Spanish

Verb

adore (infinitive adorar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of adorar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of adorar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of adorar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of adorar.

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Portuguese

Verb

adore

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of adorar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of adorar
3. first-person singular imperative of adorar
4. third-person singular imperative of adorar