adored; adoring
1
: to worship or honor as a deity or as divine
2
: to regard with loving admiration and devotion
He adored his wife.
3
: to be very fond of
adores pecan pie
adorer
noun
Examples of adore in a Sentence
He's a good doctor. All his patients adore him.
They adored shopping in all the boutiques.
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New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Any mother adores getting phone calls from her children.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Viewers on YouTube adored the amazing thrift find in the recent clip.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
There is no cartoon background and no cutaway shots of a lively and adoring Roku audience.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Adore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adore. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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adore
verb
ə-ˈdō(ə)r 
-ˈdȯ(ə)r
adored; adoring
1
: worship entry 2 sense 1
adore God
2
: to be very fond of
adoration
noun
ˌad-ə-ˈrā-shən
adorer
noun
ə-ˈdōr-ər
-ˈdȯr-
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