adore

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See also: adoré

English

Etymology

From Middle English *adoren, aouren, from Old French adorer, aorer, from Latin adōrō, from ad (“to”) + ōrō (“I speak”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: adore

Verb

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  1. To worship.
    • c. 1605 William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act I, Scene 4,[1]
      Now, gods that we adore, whereof comes this?
    • 1758, Tobias Smollett, A Complete History of England, London: James Rivington and James Fletcher, 3rd edition, Volume 6, Book 8, “William III,” p. 29,[2]
      [James] was met at the castle-gate by a procession of […] bishops and priests in their pontificals, bearing the host, which he publicly adored.
    • 1852, Frederick Oakeley (translator), “O Come, All Ye Faithful” in Francis H. Murray, A Hymnal for Use in the English Church,[3]
      Come and behold him
      Born the King of Angels:
      O come, let us adore Him,
      Christ the Lord.
  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.
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      "I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places. […]"
  4. (obsolete) To adorn.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 4, Canto 11, p. ,[5]
      […] and likewise on her hed
      A Chapelet of sundry flowers she wore,
      From vnder which the deawy humour shed,
      Did tricle downe her haire, like to the hore
      Congealed litle drops, which doe the morne adore.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Derived terms

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Related terms

Translations

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Anagrams

Basque

Pronunciation

Noun

adore

  1. energy
  2. courage

Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

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. third-person singular present subjunctive of adorer
  5. second-person singular imperative of adorer

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

adore

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French adorer (“worship, adore”).

Verb

adore

  1. adore
  2. worship

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

(deprecated template usage) adore or adōre n

  1. ablative singular of ador

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

Romanian

Verb

adore

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

Spanish

Verb

adore

  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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