What does adorar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word adorar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use adorar in Portuguese.

The word adorar in Portuguese means worship, love, adorar, venerar, adorar, idolatrar, adorar, venerar, adorar, adorar, admirar, gostar de, amar, adorar, adorar, venerar, adorar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word adorar

worship

verbo transitivo (religioso (cultuar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

love

verbo transitivo (gostar muito) (romantically or not)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

adorar, venerar

transitive verb (God, saints)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Vamos adorar (or: venerar) a Deus.
Let us worship God.

adorar

transitive verb (love) (figurado, amor)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Amy adores Martin and wants to marry him.

idolatrar, adorar, venerar

transitive verb (worship: a god) (um deus)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Primitive people often idolized natural forces.

adorar

transitive verb (informal (really like)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Serena adores chocolate; she eats it every day.

adorar, admirar

transitive verb (admire: a person) (uma pessoa)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Young people tend to idolize their favourite performers.

gostar de

(slang (take pleasure in)

Ele realmente gosta de ver os outros sofrerem.
He really gets off on seeing other people suffer.

amar, adorar

transitive verb (be fond of)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Eu adoro a Jane. Ela é sempre uma companhia muito divertida!
I love Jane. She's always such fun to be with!

adorar, venerar

transitive verb (think highly of) (grande admiração)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela adora a avó.
She worships her grandmother.

adorar

transitive verb (divine worship)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Vivian, a devout Christian, adores God.

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