worship
To reverence with supreme respect and venerationTo reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.
» Hero worship is a dangerous thing.
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4 senses(transitive)To reverence (a deity, etc.) with supreme respect and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honour of.
verehren, anbeten, anbeten
поклоня́тьсяpoklonjátʹsja, почита́тьpočitátʹ, боготвори́тьbogotvorítʹ
поклоня́тисяpoklonjátysja, божестви́тиbožestvýty, обо́жуватиobóžuvaty
(transitive)To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.
(intransitive)To participate in religious ceremonies.
We worship at the church down the road.
attend religious services
To touch, fondle, or kiss in an intensely sensual way.
Examples
239 sentencesHero worship is a dangerous thing.
She worships him.
Вона його обожнює. — deniko
ruОна его боготворит. — marafon
deSie verehrt ihn. — Zaghawa
They worship every Sunday.
ruОни молятся каждое воскресенье. — Lenin_1917
deSie feiern jeden Sonntag Gottesdienst. — mayabe
They worshipped him as a hero.
deEr wurde als Held verehrt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom worships the ground Mary walks on.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiInherited from Middle English worschippe /worthschipe, inherited from Old English weorþsċiepe. Cognate with Scots worschip (“worship”). By surface analysis, wor(th) + -ship.
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Forms
worships, worshiping, worshiped, worshiped| Base form | worship · to worship |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | worships |
| Present participle | worshiping |
| Past simple | worshiped / worshipped |
| Past participle | worshiped / worshipped |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
29 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle