Advertisement
Advertisement
adore
[uh-dawr, uh-dohr]
verb (used with object)
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:to pay divine honor to; worship.
to adore God.
to like or admire very much.
I simply adore the way your hair is done!
verb (used without object)
to worship.
adore
/ əˈɔː /
verb
(tr) to love intensely or deeply
to worship (a god) with religious rites
informal(tr) to like very much
I adore chocolate
Other 51Թ Forms
- adorer noun
- adoringly adverb
- unadored adjective
- unadoring adjective
- unadoringly adverb
- ˈǰԲ adverb
- ˈǰԲ adjective
- ˈǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adore1
Example Sentences
It’s the most humbling thing in the world, and I just adore it.
David Greenwood adored basketball so much in middle school that he would play for three different teams in three different parks on the same day, multiple times a week.
But she said the family did not believe he would have taken his own life, "leaving behind his two children who he adored".
Among his favourites were the works John Buchan and H Rider Haggard, but Forsyth adored Ernest Hemingway's book on bullfighters, Death in the Afternoon.
On our call, Patinkin clasps his arm around Grody, showering her with affection and telling her he adores her as she bursts out laughing.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse