adore

CEFRC1

/əˈdɔː/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To love someone or something very much.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be very fond of.

Examples

  • We have a cat, and we all adore him.

  • I adore going to the cinema.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈdoɹ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.

  2. To worship.

  3. To adorn.

More examples

In context

  • I just adore your new hat.

  • It is obvious to everyone that Gerry adores Heather.

  • O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

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