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adore

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a·dore  (-dôr, -dr)
v. a·dored, a·dor·ing, a·dores
v.tr.
1. To worship as God or a god.
2. To regard with deep, often rapturous love. See Synonyms at revere1.
3. To like very much: adores mink coats.
v.intr.
To worship.

[Middle English adouren, from Old French adourer, from Latin adrre, to pray to : ad-, ad- + rre, to pray.]

a·dorer n.
a·doring·ly adv.

adore
Verb
[adoring, adored]
1. to love intensely or deeply
2. Informal to like very much: I adore being in the country
3. to worship a god with religious rites [Latin adorare]
adoration n
adoring adj
adoringly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.adore - love intensely; "he just adored his wife"
fetishize - make a fetish of
love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
hero-worship, idolise, idolize, revere, worship - love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

adore
verb love, honour, admire, worship, esteem, cherish, bow to, revere, dote on, idolize << OPPOSITE hate
Translations
adore [əˈdɔːʳ] vtadorar

adore [əˈdɔːʳ] vtadorer

adore [əˈdɔːʳ] vt (person) → verehren;
(film, activity etc) → schwärmen für

adore [əˈdɔːʳ] vtadorare

adore
v adore [əˈdoː]
1 to love or like very much He adores his children. verafgood يَعْبَد (إنْسَانَا)، يُحِب جِدَاً обожавам zbožňovat forgude; elske højt; tilbede anbeten λατρεύω, αγαπώ πάρα πολύ adorar jumaldama از ته دل دوست داشتن palvoa adorer לֶאֱהוֹב, לְהַעֲרִיץ बहुत पसंद करना obožavati imád menyayangi adorare 熱愛する 무척 좋아하다 dievinti dievināt menyukai dol zijn op forgude, tilbe, elske høyt uwielbiać adorar a adora обожать zbožňovať oboževati obožavati älska รักอย่างลึกซึ้ง çok sevmek 喜愛 любити над усе, палко кохати شدید محبت کرنا ، عقیدت رکھنا quý mến
2 to worship. aanbid يَعْبُد(الله)، يُوَقِّر боготворя uctívat dyrke; tilbede anbeten λατρεύω adorar, idolatrar kummardama پرستیدن palvoa adorer לִסְגוֹד आराधना करना obožavati imád memuja tilbiðja adorare, venerare 崇拝する 예배하다; 숭상하다 dievinti pielūgt menyembah aanbidden tilbe, dyrke wielbić idolatrar a adora, a diviniza поклоняться uctievať častiti vršiti božju službu tillbedja, dyrka บูชา tapmak 崇拜 поклонятися پرستش کرنا tôn sùng
adj aˈdorable
an adorable little baby. skatlik جَدِير بِالعِبَادَه очарователен rozkošný elskelig bezaubernd αξιολάτρευτος adorable võluv دلپذیر؛ تو دل برو hurmaava adorable מַקְסִים, חָמוּד प्यारा vrijedan divljenja imádni való manis dásamlegur, elskulegur adorabile とても可愛い 숭배할 만한, 귀여운 žavus dievināms; burvīgs menawan hati aanbiddelijk elskelig, bedårende rozkoszny adorável adorabil прелестный rozkošný čudovit ljubak förtjusande, bedårande ที่น่ารัก şirin, sevimli, harika 極可愛的 прегарний, чарівний لائقِ محبت đáng yêu
adv aˈdorably
aanbiddelik بِإعْجَاب شَدِيد، بِعِبَادَة очарователно roztomile elskeligt bezaubernd αξιολάτρευτα adorablemente võluvalt بطور دلپذیر hurmaavasti adorablement בְּאוֹפֶן מְעוֹרֵר הַעֲרָצָה श्रद्र divno imádatra méltóan dengan manis dásamlega, með prÿði in modo adorabile 崇拝できるほどに 숭배할 만하게, 사랑스럽게 nuostabiai dievināmi; burvīgi menawan hati aanbiddelijk elskelig cudownie com encanto adorabil прелестно roztomilo čudovito ljupko förtjusande, bedårande อย่างน่ารัก çok güzel bir şekilde 值得崇拜地 чудово عقیدت کے طور پر một cách đáng yêu 值得崇拜
n adoˈration [ӕdə-]
worship or great love. verering عِبَادَه، حُب عَظِيم боготворене uctívání, zbožňování tilbedelse Anbetung λατρεία, αφοσίωση adoración jumaldus پرستش؛ عشق بسیار palvonta adoration הַעֲרָצָה, סְגִידָה आराधना obožavanje imádat pemujaan dÿrkun; lotningarfull aðdáun adorazione, venerazione 崇拝, 熱愛 숭배, 동경 garbinimas dievināšana; sajūsma kesukaan aanbidding tilbedelse, forguding cześć boska, uwielbienie adoração adoraţie обожание zbožňovanie oboževanje obožavanje tillbedjan, dyrkan ความเคารพบูชา; ความเลื่อมใส tapınma, hayranlık 崇拜 палке кохання, палка любов پرستش sự tôn sùng
adj aˈdoring
adoring parents. liefhebbend عَابِد، شَدِيد الحُب любящ zbožňující forgudende liebend γεμάτος λατρεία lleno de amor jumaldav ستایشگر palvova rempli d'adoration מַעֲרִיץ, אוֹהֵב, סוֹגֵד प्यार भरा obožavajući szerető dengan penuh pujaan tilbiðjandi pieno d'adorazione ほれぼれとした 받들어 모실 만한, 숭배의 mylintis dievinošs; sajūsmināts menyayangi liefhebbend tilbedende, forgudende kochający extremoso iubitor обожающий zbožňujúci ljubeč koji obožava hängiven, kärleksfull ที่รักและบูชา çok seven 敬慕的 палко кохаючий شیدائی trìu mến 敬慕
adv aˈdoringly
liefhebbend بِعِبَادَة، بِحُب شُدِيد любящо s láskou tilbedt; forgudet liebend με πολλή αγάπη και αφοσίωση con adoración jumaldavalt ستایش گرانه palvovasti avec adoration בְּהַעֲרָצָה s obožavanjem imádattal; imádóan penuh pujaan með aðdáun con adorazione ほれぼれと 숭배하여 su susižavėjimu dievinoši; pielūdzoši penuh menyayangi liefdevol med tilbedelse z uwielbieniem com veneração cu adoraţie обожающе s láskou obožujoče sa obožavanjem hängivet, kärleksfullt อย่างรักและบูชา çok severek 敬慕地 кохано عاشقانہ một cách trìu mến 敬慕


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I know we're going to adore each other -- I knew it as soon as I saw you at Redmond this morning.
If her husband did not adore her, he was a brute, deserving of death by slow torture.
By that Heaven that bends above us -- by that God we both adore -- Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore -- Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.
 
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