adorar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adōrō, adōrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ðuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ðoˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ðoˈɾaɾ]
• Homophone: adorà

Verb

adorar (first-person singular present adoro, first-person singular preterite adorí, past participle adorat)

1. (transitive) to adore
2. (transitive) to revere
3. (transitive) to worship

Related terms

• adoració

Anagrams

• rodara

Further reading

• “adorar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “adorar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “adorar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “adorar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese adorar, borrowed from Latin adōrāre, present active infinitive of adōrō.

Verb

1. to adore
2. to worship, revere

   Synonym: reverenciar

3. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of adorar
4. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of adorar

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto adori, English adore, French adorer, Italian adorare, Spanish adorar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adoˈrar/

Verb

adorar (present tense adoras, past tense adoris, future tense adoros, imperative adorez, conditional adorus)

1. (transitive, religion) to worship (a god)
2. (transitive, general) to adore, idolize (someone or something)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adorar

		present		past		future
infinitive		adorar		adorir		adoror
tense		adoras		adoris		adoros
conditional		adorus
imperative		adorez
adjective active participle		adoranta		adorinta		adoronta
adverbial active participle		adorante		adorinte		adoronte
nominal active participle	singular	adoranto		adorinto		adoronto
	plural	adoranti		adorinti		adoronti
adjective passive participle		adorata		adorita		adorota
adverbial passive participle		adorate		adorite		adorote
nominal passive participle	singular	adorato		adorito		adoroto
	plural	adorati		adoriti		adoroti

Derived terms

• adoro (“worship; adoration”)
• adorinda (“adorable”)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese adorar (displacing aorar), borrowed from Latin adōrāre, present active infinitive of adōrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.do.ˈɾa(ʁ)/
• IPA^(key): /ɐ.ðu.ˈɾaɾ/
• Hyphenation: a‧do‧rar

Verb

1. (transitive) to love (to have a great admiration or affection for something or someone)

   Eu adoro artes clássicas! ― I love classical arts!

   A menina o adora. ― The girl loves him.

   Synonyms: amar, (usually less intense) gostar

2. to adore, worship

   Os gregos adoravam a deusa Atena. ― The Greek worshipped the goddess Athena.

   Synonyms: consagrar, reverenciar, venerar

Related terms

• adoração

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adorō, adōrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adoˈɾaɾ/ [a.ð̞oˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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Verb

adorar (first-person singular present adoro, first-person singular preterite adoré, past participle adorado)

1. to adore (both literally and in the context of love)
2. to worship

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			adorar
gerund			adorando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adorado		adorada
		plural		adorados		adoradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	adoro	adorastú adorásvos	adora	adoramos	adoráis	adoran
	imperfect	adoraba	adorabas	adoraba	adorábamos	adorabais	adoraban
	preterite	adoré	adoraste	adoró	adoramos	adorasteis	adoraron
	future	adoraré	adorarás	adorará	adoraremos	adoraréis	adorarán
	conditional	adoraría	adorarías	adoraría	adoraríamos	adoraríais	adorarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	adore	adorestú adorésvos2	adore	adoremos	adoréis	adoren
	imperfect (ra)	adorara	adoraras	adorara	adoráramos	adorarais	adoraran
	imperfect (se)	adorase	adorases	adorase	adorásemos	adoraseis	adorasen
	future1	adorare	adorares	adorare	adoráremos	adorareis	adoraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		adoratú adorávos	adore	adoremos	adorad	adoren
	negative		no adores	no adore	no adoremos	no adoréis	no adoren

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of adorar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive adorar
	dative	adorarme	adorarte	adorarle, adorarse	adorarnos	adoraros	adorarles, adorarse
	accusative	adorarme	adorarte	adorarlo, adorarla, adorarse	adorarnos	adoraros	adorarlos, adorarlas, adorarse
with gerund adorando
	dative	adorándome	adorándote	adorándole, adorándose	adorándonos	adorándoos	adorándoles, adorándose
	accusative	adorándome	adorándote	adorándolo, adorándola, adorándose	adorándonos	adorándoos	adorándolos, adorándolas, adorándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adora
	dative	adórame	adórate	adórale	adóranos	not used	adórales
	accusative	adórame	adórate	adóralo, adórala	adóranos	not used	adóralos, adóralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adorá
	dative	adorame	adorate	adorale	adoranos	not used	adorales
	accusative	adorame	adorate	adoralo, adorala	adoranos	not used	adoralos, adoralas
with formal second-person singular imperative adore
	dative	adóreme	not used	adórele, adórese	adórenos	not used	adóreles
	accusative	adóreme	not used	adórelo, adórela, adórese	adórenos	not used	adórelos, adórelas
with first-person plural imperative adoremos
	dative	not used	adorémoste	adorémosle	adorémonos	adorémoos	adorémosles
	accusative	not used	adorémoste	adorémoslo, adorémosla	adorémonos	adorémoos	adorémoslos, adorémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adorad
	dative	adoradme	not used	adoradle	adoradnos	adoraos	adoradles
	accusative	adoradme	not used	adoradlo, adoradla	adoradnos	adoraos	adoradlos, adoradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adoren
	dative	adórenme	not used	adórenle	adórennos	not used	adórenles, adórense
	accusative	adórenme	not used	adórenlo, adórenla	adórennos	not used	adórenlos, adórenlas, adórense

Related terms

• adorable
• adoración
• adorador

 

Further reading

• “adorar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014