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adoreadore /əˈdɔr/ ●●○ verb [transitive not in progressive] ETYMOLOGYadoreOrigin: 1300-1400 French adorer, from Latin adorare, from ad- to + orare to speak, pray VERB TABLEadore |
| Present | I, you, we, they | adore | | he, she, it | adores | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | adored | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have adored | | he, she, it | has adored | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had adored | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will adore | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have adored |
THESAURUScare about► love to care very much about someone, especially a member of your family or a close friend: It was wonderful to be surrounded by people who loved me. I love you, Mom. ► adore to love and admire someone or something very much, and not care about any faults: She adores her grandchildren. ► be devoted to somebody to love someone very much, and be willing to do things for that person and give him or her a lot of attention: He has always been devoted to his wife. ► worship to love and admire someone very much. You can use worship about respecting and loving God, or about loving a person: My little granddaughter just worships her grandpa. ► dote on somebody to give a lot of attention, presents, etc. to someone you love very much: They absolutely dote on their little boy. ► care about to be concerned about what happens to someone because you like or love him or her: She married a nice man who really cares about her and her son. ► be infatuated with somebody to have unreasonably strong feelings of romantic love for someone, especially when you are young: We were teenagers and completely infatuated with each other. ► have a crush on somebody to have a strong feeling of romantic love for someone you are not having a relationship with, often for only a short time: Carrie had a crush on her brother’s best friend. ► be crazy about somebody informal to feel strong romantic love or attraction for someone: I’m crazy about this girl, but she barely talks to me. 1to love someone very much and feel very proud of him or her: Betty adores her grandchildren.► see thesaurus at love12informal to like something very much: As a child, I adored fairy tales. [Origin: 1300–1400 French adorer, from Latin adorare, from ad- to + orare to speak, pray] |