adoring (verb)

  • 1adoring — adore ► VERB ▪ love and respect deeply. DERIVATIVES adoration noun adorer noun adoring adjective. ORIGIN Latin adorare to worship , from orare speak, pray …

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  • 2adore — [c]/əˈdɔ / (say uh daw) verb (adored, adoring) –verb (t) 1. to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect. 2. to honour as divine; worship: to be adored as gods. 3. to like greatly: I adore Mexican food. –verb (i) 4. to worship. {Latin… …

  • 3adore — verb 1》 love and respect deeply. 2》 worship or venerate (a deity). Derivatives adoration noun adorer noun adoring adjective adoringly adverb Origin ME: via OFr. from L. adorare to worship , from ad to + orare speak, pray …

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  • 4worship — /ˈwɜʃəp / (say wershuhp) noun 1. reverent honour and homage paid to God, a god, or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. 2. formal or ceremonious rendering of such honour and homage. 3. adoring reverence or regard: hero worship …

  • 5worship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reverence Nouns 1. worship, adoration, devotion, homage, service; religious rites or observance; respect, reverence, veneration; cult; deification, idolization. See idolatry, gratitude, religion, rite. 2 …

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  • 6crowd — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large number of people in one place ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bumper (BrE), capacity, enormous, good, great, huge, large, massive …

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  • 7fan — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 enjoys watching/listening to sb/sth very much ADJECTIVE ▪ adoring, ardent, avid, big, dedicated, devoted, great, huge, keen (esp. BrE) …

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  • 8mob — I UK [mɒb] / US [mɑb] noun [countable] Word forms mob : singular mob plural mobs * 1) a) a large crowd of people that is dangerous or difficult to control: can be followed by a singular or plural verb An angry mob surrounded the palace. mob of: A …

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  • 9adore — [[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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  • 10adore — transitive verb (adored; adoring) 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 divine 2. to… …

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