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adore Definition

adore (ə dôr)

transitive verb adored, ador·ing

  1. to worship as divine
  2. to love greatly or honor highly; idolize
  3. Informal to like very much

Etymology: ME adouren < OFr adourer < L adorare, to worship < ad-, to + orare, to speak: see oration

adore Related Forms
ador·er noun ador·ingly adverb
adore Synonyms

adore

v.

  1. To worship

    venerate, revere, glorify; see revere, worship 2.

  2. To love

    cherish, treasure, love, prize; see love 1. See syn. study atrevere.

adore Usage Examples

Used with why or when

  • what: I adore what you've done with your setup and graphics.

Object

  • SB: She is very considerd about her actions, and knows where things should be etc. She totally adores SB.
  • fan: He remains a darling of talk radio with a legion of adoring fans.
  • crowd: Four nights a week, top local musicians play their hearts out to adoring crowds.
  • wife: I'm 36 married to my adoring wife with 3 young kids.
  • audience: And they just keep on coming - adoring audiences and critics ' plaudits.
  • son: Stuart was kind, generous, loving, adored son, brother, nephew, cousin and loyal friend.

Subject

  • million: Tennis India's most wanted The fastest rising star in women's tennis is adored by millions in her home country.
  • everyone: Instead they want to remember their happy, loving little boy who was adored by everyone in the village.
  • child: With over 700 titles published, Enid Blyton's stories remain timeless classics, adored by children throughout the world.

Modifying Another Word

  • absolutely: How many of these buy the tunes they absolutely adore on the weekend in CD single format or 12 inch vinyl?
  • utterly: With a choice of luxury frames in either wood, gold or silver this is an exceptional personalized present she'll utterly adore.
  • simply: Well, long-term interest rates are being kept down by foreigners who simply adore US Treasury bonds.
  • totally: Oh, well anyway, I'm writing to say that I totally, totally adore your books!
  • truly: You were such a special man, whom I will always truly adore.
  • obviously: Eichmann obviously adored the boy, who was about the same age as Malkin's nephew who died at Auschwitz.

Preposition: by

  • million: Tennis India's most wanted The fastest rising star in women's tennis is adored by millions in her home country.
  • fan: About the Author John Motson is a footballing icon, revered and adored by all football fans.
  • everyone: Instead they want to remember their happy, loving little boy who was adored by everyone in the village.
  • child: With over 700 titles published, Enid Blyton's stories remain timeless classics, adored by children throughout the world.

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