adore

See also:adoré

English

Etymology

FromMiddle English*adoren,aouren,fromOld Frenchadorer,aorer,fromLatinadōrō(“I pray to”),fromad(“to”)+ōrō(“I speak”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)enPR:ədôʹ,IPA^(key):/əˈdɔː/
• (General American)enPR:ədôrʹ,IPA^(key):/əˈdɔɹ/
• (rhotic,without thehorse–hoarsemerger)enPR:ədōrʹ,IPA^(key):/əˈdo(ː)ɹ/
• (non-rhotic,without thehorse–hoarsemerger)IPA^(key):/əˈdoə̯/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-ɔː(ɹ)
• Hyphenation:adore

Verb

adore(third-person singular simple presentadores,present participleadoring,simple past and past participleadored)

1. Toworship.
   • c.1603–1606,William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”,inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard,andEd[ward]Blount,published1623,→OCLC,[Act I, scene iv]:

     Now, gods that weadore,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,^[1]

     [James] was met at the castle-gate by a procession of[…]bishops and priests in their pontificals, bearing the host, which he publiclyadored.

   • 1852,Frederick Oakeley(translator), “O Come, All Ye Faithful”in Francis H. Murray,A Hymnal for Use in the English Church,^[2]

     Come and behold him

     Born the King of Angels:

     O come, let usadoreHim,

     Christ the Lord.

   Antonym:disdain

2. Tolovewith one's entire heart and soul; regard with deeprespectandaffection.

   It is obvious to everyone that GerryadoresHeather.

   • 1849,Thomas Babington Macaulay,chapter 5, inThe History of England from the Accession of James II,volume I, London:Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans,→OCLC,page388:

     The great mass of the population abhorred Popery andadoredMonmouth.

   Antonym:disdain

3. To be veryfondof.
   • 1907August,Robert W[illiam] Chambers,chapter II, inThe 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'tadoredinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]"

4. (obsolete)Toadorn.
   • 1596,Edmund Spenser,“Book IV, Canto XI”, inThe Faerie Queene.[…],London:[…][John Wolfe] forWilliam Ponsonbie,→OCLC:

     […]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 thehore
     Congealed litle drops, which doe the morneadore.

   Antonym:disdain

Derived terms

• adorant
• adorative
• adorement
• adorer
• adoringly
• overadored
• unadored

Related terms

• adorable
• adoration

Translations

worship

• Arabic:عَبَد(ar)m(ʕabad)
• Belarusian:багатвары́цьimpf(bahatvarýcʹ),абагаўля́цьimpf(abahaŭljácʹ),баго́міцьimpf(bahómicʹ)
• Bulgarian:боготворя́(bg)impf(bogotvorjá)
• Catalan:adorar(ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Sùng bái(zh)(chóngbài)

• Dutch:aanbidden(nl),adoreren(nl)
• Finnish:palvoa(fi),jumaloida(fi)
• French:adorer(fr)
• Galician:adorar(gl)
• German:anbeten(de),verehren(de)
• Greek:λατρεύω(el)(latrévo)
• Haitian Creole:adore
• Hebrew:העריץ(heeríts),סגד(he)(sagád)
• Hungarian:imád(hu)
• Icelandic:dýrka
• Ido:adorar(io)
• Italian:adorare(it)
• Japanese:Sùng 拝する(ja)(すうはいする, sūhai suru)
• Korean:숭배하다(ko)(sungbaehada)
• Latin:adōrō(la),veneror(la)
• Macedonian:обожаваimpf(obožava)
• Norman:adouother(Jersey)
• Polish:uwielbiać(pl)impf,wielbić(pl)impf,adorować(pl)impf
• Portuguese:adorar(pt)
• Quechua:much'ay
• Romanian:adora(ro),îndrăgi(ro)
• Russian:боготвори́ть(ru)impf(bogotvorítʹ),поклоня́ться(ru)impf(poklonjátʹsja)(+dative case),преклоня́ться(ru)impf(preklonjátʹsja)(перед+instrumental case)
• Scottish Gaelic:dèan adhradh
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic:обожа́ватиimpf

  Roman:obožávati(sh)impf

• Spanish:adorar(es)
• Turkish:tapmak(tr),tapınmak(tr)
• Ukrainian:божестви́ти(uk)impf(božestvýty),обо́жнюватиimpf(obóžnjuvaty),обо́жуватиimpf(obóžuvaty),боготвори́ти(uk)impf(bohotvorýty)

love with entire heart and soul

• Arabic:عَشِقَ(ar)(ʕašiqa)

  Hijazi Arabic:عِشِق(ʕišig)

• Belarusian:го́рачалюбі́цьimpf(hórača ljubícʹ),го́рачакаха́цьimpf(hórača kaxácʹ)
• Bulgarian:обожа́вам(bg)impf(obožávam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Nhiệt ái／Nhiệt ái(zh)(rè'ài)

• Czech:zbožňovatimpf
• Dutch:aanbidden(nl),adoreren(nl)
• Esperanto:adori,amegi
• Finnish:ihailla(fi)
• French:adorer(fr)
• German:anbeten(de),verehren(de)
• Haitian Creole:adore
• Hebrew:העריץ(heeríts)
• Hungarian:imád(hu)
• Italian:adorare(it)
• Japanese:Nhiệt ái する(ja)(ねつあいする, netsuai suru),Kính ái する(ja)(けいあいする, keiai suru)
• Korean:열애하다(yeoraehada),경애하다(gyeong'aehada)
• Macedonian:обожаваimpf(obožava)
• Norman:adouother(Jersey)
• Polish:uwielbiać(pl)impf,ubóstwiać(pl)impf,adorować(pl)impf
• Portuguese:amar(pt)
• Romanian:adora(ro),îndrăgi(ro)
• Russian:обожа́ть(ru)impf(obožátʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic:gràdhaich
• Spanish:querer(es)
• Turkish:tapmak(tr)
• Ukrainian:обо́жнюватиimpf(obóžnjuvaty),па́лкокоха́тиimpf(pálko koxáty)

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Translations to be checked

• Basque:^{(pleaseverify)}adoratu,^{(pleaseverify)}gurtu
• Norwegian:^{(pleaseverify)}tilbe(no)
• Swedish:^{(pleaseverify)}beundra(sv),^{(pleaseverify)}tillbe(sv)
• Thai:^{(pleaseverify)}เทอดทูน,^{(pleaseverify)}บูชา(th)(buu-chaa)
• Turkish:tapmak(tr)

Anagrams

• O'Dare,Roade,dorea,oread,oared,Rodea,E-road

Basque

Etymology

From earlierardore,fromLatinardōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/adoɾe/[a.ð̞o.ɾe]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-oɾe
• Hyphenation:a‧do‧re

Noun

adoreinan

1. energy,vital force

   Synonym:kemen

2. courage

Declension

Declension ofadore(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

• adore eman
• adorea galdu
• adorea izan
• adoregabe
• adoregabetu
• adoretsu
• adoretu
• adorez

Further reading

• “adore”,inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia[Dictionary of the Basque Academy],Euskaltzaindia
• “adore”,inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia[General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/a.dɔʁ/

• Audio(Paris):

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-ɔʁ

Verb

adore

1. inflection ofadorer:
   1. first/third-personsingularpresentindicative/subjunctive
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Anagrams

• éroda

Galician

Verb

adore

1. inflection ofadorar:
   1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
   2. third-personsingularimperative

Haitian Creole

Etymology

FromFrenchadorer(“worship, adore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/a.do.ɣe/

Verb

adore

1. adore
2. worship

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈa.do.re/,[ˈäd̪ɔrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈa.do.re/,[ˈäːd̪ore]
• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/aˈdoː.re/,[äˈd̪oːrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/aˈdo.re/,[äˈd̪ɔːre]

Noun

adoreoradōren

1. ablativesingularofador

Portuguese

Verb

adore

1. inflection ofadorar:
   1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
   2. third-personsingularimperative

Romanian

Verb

adore

1. third-personsingular/third-personpluralpresentsubjunctiveofadora

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aˈdoɾe/[aˈð̞o.ɾe]
• Rhymes:-oɾe
• Syllabification:a‧do‧re

Verb

adore

1. inflection ofadorar:
   1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
   2. third-personsingularimperative