adorar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adōrō, adōrāre.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

1. to adore
2. to revere
3. to worship

Related terms

• adoració

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

Synonyms

• (to worship, revere): reverenciar

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Ido

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.doˈrar/

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.

2. to adore, worship

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

Synonyms

• (to love): amar, gostar (usually less intense)
• (to worship): venerar, consagrar, reverenciar

Related terms

• adoração

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adorō, adōrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adoˈɾaɾ/ [a.ð̞oˈɾaɾ]

Verb

1. adore, worship

Related terms

• adorable
• adoración
• adorador

Further reading

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