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Webster 1913 Edition
Adorer
A-dor′er
(ȧ-dōr′ẽr)
, Noun.
One who adores; a worshiper; one who admires or loves greatly; an ardent admirer.
“An adorer of truth.” Clarendon.
I profess myself her
adorer
, not her friend. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Adorer
ADO'RER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
adorer
adorer
English
Noun
adorer (plural adorers)
- Someone who adores
Translations
someone who adores
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Adjective
adorer m (feminine adorera, masculine plural adorers, feminine plural adoreres)
Noun
adorer m (plural adorers, feminine adorera)
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.dɔ.ʁe/
Verb
adorer
Conjugation
Conjugation of adorer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | adorer | avoir adoré | |||||
| gerund | en adorant | en ayant adoré | |||||
| present participle | adorant /a.dɔ.ʁɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | adoré /a.dɔ.ʁe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | adore /a.dɔʁ/ |
adores /a.dɔʁ/ |
adore /a.dɔʁ/ |
adorons /a.dɔ.ʁɔ̃/ |
adorez /a.dɔ.ʁe/ |
adorent /a.dɔʁ/ |
| imperfect | adorais /a.dɔ.ʁɛ/ |
adorais /a.dɔ.ʁɛ/ |
adorait /a.dɔ.ʁɛ/ |
adorions /a.dɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ |
adoriez /a.dɔ.ʁje/ |
adoraient /a.dɔ.ʁɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | adorai /a.dɔ.ʁe/ |
adoras /a.dɔ.ʁa/ |
adora /a.dɔ.ʁa/ |
adorâmes /a.dɔ.ʁam/ |
adorâtes /a.dɔ.ʁat/ |
adorèrent /a.dɔ.ʁɛʁ/ |
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| future | adorerai /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁe/ |
adoreras /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁa/ |
adorera /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁa/ |
adorerons /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
adorerez /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁe/ |
adoreront /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | adorerais /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
adorerais /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
adorerait /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
adorerions /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
adoreriez /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁje/ |
adoreraient /a.dɔ.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | adore /a.dɔʁ/ |
adores /a.dɔʁ/ |
adore /a.dɔʁ/ |
adorions /a.dɔ.ʁjɔ̃/ |
adoriez /a.dɔ.ʁje/ |
adorent /a.dɔʁ/ |
| imperfect1 |
adorasse /a.dɔ.ʁas/ |
adorasses /a.dɔ.ʁas/ |
adorât /a.dɔ.ʁa/ |
adorassions /a.dɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
adorassiez /a.dɔ.ʁa.sje/ |
adorassent /a.dɔ.ʁas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | adore /a.dɔʁ/ |
— | adorons /a.dɔ.ʁɔ̃/ |
adorez /a.dɔ.ʁe/ |
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Old French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin adōrō. Doublet with aorer.
Verb
adorer
- (chiefly Christianity) to praise (usually God)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of adorer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | adorer | avoir adoré | |||||
| gerund | en adorant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | adorant | ||||||
| past participle | adoré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ador | adores | adore | adorons | adorez | adorent |
| imperfect | adoroie, adoreie, adoroe, adoreve | adoroies, adoreies, adoroes, adoreves | adoroit, adoreit, adorot, adoreve | adoriiens, adoriens | adoriiez, adoriez | adoroient, adoreient, adoroent, adorevent | |
| preterite | adorai | adoras | adora | adorames | adorastes | adorerent | |
| future | adorerai | adoreras | adorera | adorerons | adoreroiz, adorereiz, adorerez | adoreront | |
| conditional | adoreroie, adorereie | adoreroies, adorereies | adoreroit, adorereit | adoreriiens, adoreriens | adoreriiez, adoreriez | adoreroient, adorereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ador | adors | adort | adorons | adorez | adorent |
| imperfect | adorasse | adorasses | adorast | adorissons, adorissiens | adorissoiz, adorissez, adorissiez | adorassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | adore | — | adorons | adorez | — | ||