- (transitive) to love intensely or deeply
- to worship (a god) with religious rites
- (transitive) informal to like very much
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a•dore /əˈdɔr/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]; [not: be + ~ -ing], a•dored, a•dor•ing.
a•dor•ing, adj.
a•dor•ing•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to feel love for:He adored his wife.
- to worship as divine:to adore God.
- to like or admire very much:I adore your new shoes.[~ + verb-ing]They adored shopping.
a•dor•ing, adj.
a•dor•ing•ly, adv.
a•dore
(ə dôr′, ə dōr′),USA pronunciation v., a•dored, a•dor•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
a•dor′er, n.
a•dor′ing•ly, adv.
v.t.
- to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect;
honor. - to pay divine honor to;
worship:to adore God. - to like or admire very much:I simply adore the way your hair is done!
v.i.
- to worship.
- Latin
- Old French aourer
- Latin adōrāre to speak to, pray, worship, equivalent. to ad- ad- + ōrāre to speak, beg (see oral); replacing Middle English aour(i)e
- 1275–1325
a•dor′ing•ly, adv.
- 1. idolize; reverence, revere, venerate.
- 1. abhor.
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adore /əˈdɔː/ vb
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