adore

To love someone very much.

• I adore my little sister.
• He adored his wife throughout their long marriage.
• Do your grandchildren adore you as much as you love them?

Similar words: love, cherish, dote on

Opposites: hate

Common phrases: adore someone, adore your children, absolutely adore someone, truly adore someone

To like something very much and take great pleasure in it.

• I adore your new shoes.
• We adored the food at that little restaurant.
• She adores walking along the beach in winter.

How to use it: adore doing something (She adores baking cakes for her friends.)

Similar words: love, really like

Opposites: hate, dislike

Common phrases: adore something, adore doing something, absolutely adore something

To show deep religious love and respect for a god or holy being.

• They gathered to adore God.
• The worshippers knelt and adored Christ.
• Believers adore the Lord through prayer and song.

Similar words: worship, venerate

Common phrases: adore god, adore the lord, adore christ