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adore
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
adore
(verb)
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adore
/ə
ˈ
doɚ/
verb
adores
;
adored
;
adoring
adore
/ə
ˈ
doɚ/
verb
adores
;
adored
;
adoring
Learner's definition of ADORE
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1
:
to love or admire (someone) very much
She
adores
her son.
He's a good doctor. All his patients
adore
him.
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2
:
to like or desire (something) very much
:
to take great pleasure in (something)
He
adores
[=
loves
] chocolate.
They
adored
shopping in all the boutiques.
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— adoring
adjective
a star athlete and his
adoring
fans [=his fans who adore him]
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