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# adore

verb (adore, adores, adored, adoring); adjective (adorable, adoring)

«adore» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To adore someone is to love them very much: she adores her baby brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#m1)
2. To adore something is to like it very much: I adore chocolate cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#m2)
3. (church) To adore God is to worship and praise him; Christians speak of the shepherds and wise men coming to adore the baby Jesus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#m3)
4. To adore a god or goddess is to worship them with great devotion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories, «adore» is a strong, warm word for love and liking, stronger than «like» or «love». In church lessons and Christmas carols, «O come, let us adore him» means let us worship him. The adjective «adorable» means very cute and lovable (puppies, babies). Phrases: «absolutely adore», «adoring fans», «adore him» (carol), «adorable puppy».

### Examples

- I adore my grandma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#x1)
- She adores horses and draws them all the time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#x2)
- The puppy was adorable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#x3)
- The singer waved to her adoring fans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#x4)
- (church) "O come, let us adore him," we sang at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#x5)
- My dad adores old rock music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#x6)
- The people of Crete adored her as the Great Mother, more especially in her signification as the sustainer of the vegetable world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/#x7)

### Note

Third person: «she adores». Drop the e: «adored», «adoring». Adjective: «adorable» (very cute), «adoring» (full of love). Noun: «adoration». Very strong word — «I adore broccoli» sounds funny if you only like it a little.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adore.html) on Mova free.