"adore" meaning in English

See adore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: əˈdɔː [UK], əˈdɔːr [US] Audio: en-us-adore.ogg [US] Forms: adore [canonical], adores [third-person, singular], adored [past], adored [past, participle], adoring [present, participle]
enPR: ədô' [UK], ədôr' [US] Head templates: {{verb|ador|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you adore someone, you love them very much.
    Sense id: simple-adore-en-verb-R~-3pn5P
  2. If you adore something, you like it a lot.
    Sense id: simple-adore-en-verb-jnB97fbm
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      "ipa": "əˈdɔː",
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