Meaning of "adore" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADORE

Via French from Latin adōrāre, from ad- to + ōrāre to pray.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ADORE

adore  [əˈdɔː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADORE

Adore is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb adore in English.

WHAT DOES ADORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Adore

Adore may refer to: ▪ "Adore", by Prince from his 1987 album Sign "O" the Times ▪ Adore, 1998 album by American band The Smashing Pumpkins ▪ "Adore", a song by Bernd Maus & Thilo Stolle, featured on Miss Kittin's second DJ mix 2002 album Radio Caroline Vol.1 ▪ Adore, 2005 album by Japanese singer/pianist Misako Odani ▪ Adore, a 2013 film directed by Anne Fontaine ▪ Adore, a love-themed Beanie Baby stuffed toy...

Definition of adore in the English dictionary

The first definition of adore in the dictionary is to love intensely or deeply. Other definition of adore is to worship with religious rites. Adore is also to like very much.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ADORE

PRESENT

Present

I adore

you adore

he/she/it adores

we adore

you adore

they adore

Present continuous

I am adoring

you are adoring

he/she/it is adoring

we are adoring

you are adoring

they are adoring

Present perfect

I have adored

you have adored

he/she/it has adored

we have adored

you have adored

they have adored

Present perfect continuous

I have been adoring

you have been adoring

he/she/it has been adoring

we have been adoring

you have been adoring

they have been adoring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I adored

you adored

he/she/it adored

we adored

you adored

they adored

Past continuous

I was adoring

you were adoring

he/she/it was adoring

we were adoring

you were adoring

they were adoring

Past perfect

I had adored

you had adored

he/she/it had adored

we had adored

you had adored

they had adored

Past perfect continuous

I had been adoring

you had been adoring

he/she/it had been adoring

we had been adoring

you had been adoring

they had been adoring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will adore

you will adore

he/she/it will adore

we will adore

you will adore

they will adore

Future continuous

I will be adoring

you will be adoring

he/she/it will be adoring

we will be adoring

you will be adoring

they will be adoring

Future perfect

I will have adored

you will have adored

he/she/it will have adored

we will have adored

you will have adored

they will have adored

Future perfect continuous

I will have been adoring

you will have been adoring

he/she/it will have been adoring

we will have been adoring

you will have been adoring

they will have been adoring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would adore

you would adore

he/she/it would adore

we would adore

you would adore

they would adore

Conditional continuous

I would be adoring

you would be adoring

he/she/it would be adoring

we would be adoring

you would be adoring

they would be adoring

Conditional perfect

I would have adore

you would have adore

he/she/it would have adore

we would have adore

you would have adore

they would have adore

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been adoring

you would have been adoring

he/she/it would have been adoring

we would have been adoring

you would have been adoring

they would have been adoring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you adore
we let´s adore
you adore

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to adore

Past participle

adored

Present Participle

adoring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ADORE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «adore» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of adore

admire · cherish · dig · enjoy · esteem · exalt · glorify · go for · honour · idolize · like · love · relish · revere · reverence · venerate · worship

TRANSLATION OF ADORE

Find out the translation of adore to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of adore from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adore» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 崇拜
• Translator English - Spanish: adorar
• English: adore
• Translator English - Hindi: पूजा
• Translator English - Arabic: يَعْشَقُ
• Translator English - Russian: обожать
• Translator English - Portuguese: adorar
• Translator English - Bengali: পূজা করা
• Translator English - French: adorer
• Translator English - Malay: Suka
• Translator English - German: verehren
• Translator English - Japanese: あこがれる
• Translator English - Korean: 흠모하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Adore
• Translator English - Vietnamese: yêu tha thiết
• Translator English - Tamil: வணங்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: पूजा करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: tapmak
• Translator English - Italian: adorare
• Translator English - Polish: uwielbiać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: обожнювати
• Translator English - Romanian: a adora
• Translator English - Greek: λατρεύω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: aanbid
• Translator English - Swedish: beundra
• Translator English - Norwegian: tilbe

10 QUOTES WITH «ADORE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word adore.

1

Jane Asher

I adore food and always have.

2

Kabir Bedi

I adore 'The Chipmunks.'

3

Robby Benson

I have been doing voice work my entire life, and I adore it. It is really rewarding stuff.

4

Sarah Bernhardt

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

5

April Bloomfield

I adore pigs, and I love eating them and cooking them, and I love using the whole animal.

6

John Burdett

I'm fascinated by Buddhism. I adore Buddhism, and I read about it all the time, but I haven't formally become a Buddhist, although I don't really know why I haven't. I guess I feel I don't need to.

7

Austin Butler

I love English girls! I adore all their different accents. Who knows, I could find a British girlfriend on my travels!

8

P. C. Cast

As a successful romantic novelist - one of my publishers is Mills & Boon - I create the sort of male heroes that no woman could fail to adore and few real men could hope to emulate.

9

Priyanka Chopra

I adore watching movies; movie marathons are my favorite pastime. I can watch up to five movies back to back. I also love music and like reading whenever I get the time.

10

India de Beaufort

I have a sewing machine that I adore, and I spend a lot of time sitting in front of it when I'm not working. And any excuse to paint or draw or do something artistic with my hands really gets me going. Definitely aspiring.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADORE»

Discover the use of adore in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adore and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Adore: A Novella

With Adore, Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, once again proves her unrivaled ability to capture the truth of the human condition.

Doris Lessing, 2013

Afghans to Adore

The designs include Rose Garden; Stars and Stripes; Black, White and Red All Over; Azaleas; Lighthouses; and The Look of Wicker. Afghans to Adore (Leisure Arts #75276)

Leisure Arts, 2009

Come Let Us Adore Him: Stories Behind the Most Cherished ...

The book also will feature a 10-song CD collection of instrumental Christmas hymns.

Robert Morgan, 2005

J'adore New York: A Novel of Haute Couture and the Corner Office

With its insider's perspective on the dirty deals and intrigue that have darkened Wall Street's reputation, J'adore New York is a bright and funny take on the lives and laws of New York's most powerful players.

Isabelle Lafleche, 2010

You're Toast and Other Metaphors We Adore

Explores the ways that various metaphors are used in real-world situations.

Nancy Loewen, 2011

My Kill Adore Him

And this is an important book if we don't. Paul Martinez Pompa knows how to write; these poems vividly evoke people and lives that urge us toward awareness and honesty and compassion. Poetry can do no better than this.

Paul Martínez Pompa, 2009

The Schizophrenic Human Journeys Through the Baked Desert to ...

Sebastian Dravida Yohanan. that one day, one of his Nampoodiris named EMS would be instrumental in overthrowing the Brahmin aristocracy, or that his descendents would not be able to inherit the land that had been his for centuries ever ...

Sebastian Dravida Yohanan, 2010

How I Adore You: Erotic Stories

How I Adore You spans the erotic spectrum of men and women of all sexual proclivities in all possible combinations.

Mark Pritchard, 2001

O Come, Let Us Adore Him!

This devotional book is designed to bring the reader into a closer relationship with God through the avenue of prayer.

June M. Temple, 2004

Love Like Hate Adore

Angela Devine has brought up her younger brother, James, since he was just a few months old. When James, now an inarticulate adolescent, is accused of rape, Angela is faced with a nightmare situation.

Deirdre Purcell, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADORE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adore is used in the context of the following news items.

Memories of Greece and adore King Dollar's reign

I loved my frequent visits to Greece as an international banker for Chase Manhattan in the 1990s. A world-famous Saudi family investment ... «Khaleej Times, Jul 15»

Yael Stone on Orange is the New Black: 'I wasn't Sapphic enough to …

I adore her.” Adoration goes on both inside and outside the walls of Litchfield Penitentiary – from mute Norma, around whom some of the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Confederate flag rally draws few to courthouse

"My stepfather who I adore is black, from Mississippi," Bruce said. "So it's not about a race thing. It's about a freedom thing." Sitting in the driver's ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»

'Mister Matt' wants children to read this summer

"Kids adore series books in general, especially when they feature magical or mythological creatures," Williams said. "We don't even bother ... «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»

At An Asylum In Juarez, Mexico, 'We Believe In Hope'

Galvan plays his guitar and sings with the residents, who seem content and clearly adore him. He affectionately calls them "los pelos duros" ... «90.5 WESA, Jul 15»

The Unsaid Rules Of Girl Code: You Saw Her Ex With A New Friend

Pin this on Pinterest Email this story. Like this article? You'll adore our newsletter. Sign Up Here. tags: friendship, girl code · No Comments ... «Madame Noire, Jul 15»

Gabriel Macht on Suits

"There was a guy in New York who was like, 'I adore you, you're my everything'. And I was like really? You adore the totally insecure guy who's ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

Help pets avoid tough situations they can't control

I've met people I adore. I've also met people I could do without, and sometimes, when surrounded by them, I hit the road. Your pets (I'm thinking ... «St. Cloud Times, Jul 15»

The reason why this boy is crying will break your heart

Another user said: "I'm a homosexual and my future is bright and people love and adore me. And all I had to do was be myself." The picture was ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»

The Helene Fischer phenomenon: 'Adore her or reject her'

She polarizes audiences with the bit of Schlager tradition that she does include. Either you adore her or you reject her. The attitude found in the ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»