Meaning

4 senses
  1. To worship.

    anbeten, verehren

    боготвори́тьbogotvorítʹ, поклоня́тьсяpoklonjátʹsja

    божестви́тиbožestvýty, обо́жнюватиobóžnjuvaty, обо́жуватиobóžuvaty

  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.

    anbeten, verehren

    обожа́тьobožátʹ

    обо́жнюватиobóžnjuvaty, па́лко коха́тиpálko koxáty

  3. To be very fond of.

  4. (obsolete)To adorn.

More definitions
  • love intensely

Examples

215 sentences
  1. His students adored him.

    Студенти обожнювали його. — aandrusiak

    ruСтуденты его обожали. — marafon

    deSeine Schüler verehrten ihn. — RandomUsername

  2. He adores his grandfather.

    Він дуже любить діда. — deniko

    ruОн обожает своего дедушку. — afyodor

    deEr vergöttert seinen Großvater. — Zaghawa

  3. Your parents adore me.

    Твої батьки мене обожнюють. — deniko

  4. Tom's students adored him.

    Томові учні його обожнювали. — deniko

  5. She adores him.

    Вона його обожнює. — deniko

    ruОна его обожает. — marafon

    deSie findet ihn hinreißend. — Zaghawa

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
worship:
love with entire heart and soul:
Русский
By meaning 2
worship:
love with entire heart and soul:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
worship:

Origin

From Middle English *adoren, aouren, from Old French adorer, aorer, from Latin adōrō (“to

From Middle English *adoren, aouren, from Old French adorer, aorer, from Latin adōrō (“to pray to”), from ad (“to”) + ōrō (“to speak”).

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Forms

adores, adoring, adored, adored
Base formadore · to adore
3rd person singularadores
Present participleadoring
Past simpleadored
Past participleadored

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadore
he, she, itadores

Past simpleLesson

all personsadored

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave adored
he, she, ithas adored

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill adore

Synonyms

35 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
adore — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto