adore

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See also: adoré

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. To worship.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      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,
      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,
      Come and behold him
      Born the King of Angels:
      O come, let us adore Him,
      Christ the Lord.
    Antonym: disdain
  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.
    Antonym: disdain
  3. To be very fond of.
    • 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter II, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
      "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.
    Antonym: disdain

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Translations

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Basque

Etymology

From earlier ardore, from Latin ardōrem.

Pronunciation

Noun

adore inan

  1. energy, vital force
    Synonym: kemen
  2. courage

Declension

Declension of adore (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive adore adorea adoreak
ergative adorek adoreak adoreek
dative adoreri adoreari adoreei
genitive adoreren adorearen adoreen
comitative adorerekin adorearekin adoreekin
causative adorerengatik adorearengatik adoreengatik
benefactive adorerentzat adorearentzat adoreentzat
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 — —

Derived terms

Further reading

  • "adore" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “adore” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

French

Pronunciation

Verb

adore

  1. inflection of adorer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

adore

  1. inflection of adorar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French adorer (“worship, adore”).

Pronunciation

Verb

adore

  1. adore
  2. worship

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

adore or adōre n

  1. ablative singular of ador

Portuguese

Verb

adore

  1. inflection of adorar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Verb

adore

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdoɾe/
  • Rhymes: -oɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧do‧re

Verb

adore

  1. inflection of adorar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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