adore
verbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//əˈdɔː//
- United States//əˈdoɹ//
- //əˈdo(ː)ɹ//
- //əˈdoə̯//
To worship.
verb
- 1
To worship.
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, [James] was met at the castle-gate by a procession of […] bishops and priests in their pontificals, bearing the host, which he publicly adored.
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.
The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and adored Monmouth.
You pretend you're high / Pretend you're bored / Pretend you're anything / Just to be adored
- 3
To be very fond of.
"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
obsoleteTo adorn.
[…] 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.
Etymology
From Middle English *adoren, aouren, from Old French adorer, aorer, from Latin adōrō (“to pray to”), from ad (“to”) + ōrō (“to speak”).
Forms
- past tense
- adored
- past participle
- adored
- present participle
- adoring
- third person singular
- adores