adore

  • 21adore — [[t]ədɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] adores, adoring, adored 1) VERB: no cont If you adore someone, you feel great love and admiration for them. [V n] She adored her parents and would do anything to please them. 2) VERB: no cont If you adore something, you like it… …

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  • 22adore — adorer, n. adoringly, adv. /euh dawr , euh dohr /, v., adored, adoring. v.t. 1. to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor. 2. to pay divine honor to; worship: to adore God. 3. to like or admire very much: I simply adore the way… …

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  • 23adore — a|dore [ ə dɔr ] verb transitive never progressive 1. ) to love someone very much: She absolutely adores her nieces and nephews. 2. ) INFORMAL to like something very much: I simply adore strawberry ice cream. adore doing something: He adores… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24adore — verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 to love someone very much and feel very proud of them: Betty adores her grandchildren. 2 informal to like something very much: I absolutely adore chocolate. | Don t you just adore these cookies? …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25adore — verb 1) he adored his mother Syn: love dearly, love, be devoted to, dote on, hold dear, cherish, treasure, prize, think the world of; admire, hold in high regard, look up to, idolize, worship; informal put on a pedestal Ant …

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  • 26adore — verb /əˈdɔː,əˈdɔːr/ a) To worship. It is obvious to everyone that Gerry absolutely adores Heather. b) To love with ones entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection. Like to the horeCongealed drops, which do the morn adore. See… …

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  • 27Adore —    To worship; to express reverence and homage. The forms of adoration among the Jews were putting off the shoes (Ex. 3:5; Josh. 5:15), and prostration (Gen. 17:3; Ps. 95:6; Isa. 44:15, 17, 19; 46:6). To kiss the Son in Ps. 2:12 is to adore and… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 28Adore — Cuarto LP oficial de la banda estadounidense The Smashing Pumpkins, publicado el 2 de junio de 1998 con la disquera Virgin Records. Sus éxitos fueron: Ava Adore y Perfect …

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  • 29adore — 01. My daughter just [adores] her new baby brother. 02. We just got a kitten that is absolutely [adorable]. 03. The young man gazed at his new girlfriend in total [adoration] as they walked hand in hand down the street. 04. An Italian poet once… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 30adore — a|dore [əˈdo: US əˈdo:r] v [T not in progressive] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: adorer, from Latin adorare, from ad to + orare to speak, pray ] 1.) to love someone very much and feel very proud of them ▪ Betty adores her grandchildren. 2.)… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English