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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary adore \\ə-ˈdȯr\\ transitive verb ( adored ; ador·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English adouren, from Anglo-French aurer, adourer, from Latin adorare, from ad- + orare to speak, pray — more at oration
DATE 14th century
1. to worship or honor as a deity or as divine2. to regard with loving admiration and devotion adored his wife3. to be very fond of adores pecan pieSynonyms: see revere • ador·er noun• ador·ing·ly adverb
adore c.1300, "to pay divine honors to," from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . aourer "to adore, worship" (10 c.), from L. adorare "speak to formally, beseech, ask in prayer," in L.L. "to worship," from ad- "to" + orare "speak formally, pray" (see orator). Meaning "to honor very highly" is attested from 1590s; weakened sense of "to be very fond of" emerged by 1880s.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishadore
verb ADV. absolutely, simply She absolutely adores her grandchildren. | clearly, obviously Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 adoreadore / E5dC:(r) / verb(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) 1. [VN] to love sb very much 热爱,爱慕(某人): It's obvious that she adores him. 她显然深深地爱着他。 ⇨ note at love 2. ( informal) to like sth very much 喜爱,热爱(某事物): ▪ [VN] I simply adore his music! 我简直太喜爱他的音乐了！ ▪ [V -ing] She adores working with children. 她热爱为儿童工作。 ⇨ note at like
adore verb
⇨ like (I adore those shoes.) ⇨ love (She adores him.) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged adore\əˈdō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə)\ verb( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French adorer, from Latin adorare, from ad- + orare to speak, pray — more at oration transitive verb1. : to worship with profound reverence : pay divine honors to : honor as a deity or as divine : offer worship to 2. : to regard with reverent admiration and devotion prompted by veneration, esteem, or love often with an accompanying outward expression of such regard < he so adored his mother — Elizabeth Goudge >3. : to be extremely fond of : be deeply attached to often to the point of excess < to dance, to ride, she had adored all that — Virginia Woolf >intransitive verb: to become filled with a spirit of profound reverence (as toward a deity) often with an accompanying outward expression of such a spirit < to bend, to tremble, and adore — P.B.Shelley >Synonyms: see revere
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