Meaning
to adore, to love
- to adore, to love very much
- to worship
In a sentence
Adoro mia nonna, è sempre gentile con tutti.
I adore my grandma; she's always kind to everyone.
Hai adorato quel film o ti ha annoiato?
Did you love that movie, or did it bore you?
Non adoro aspettare, ma oggi sono tranquillo.
I don't love waiting, but today I'm calm.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| adorare | infinitive |
| adoriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| adoro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| adorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| adorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| adoravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| adoravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| adoravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| adoravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| adoravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| adorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| adorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| adorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| adoraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| adorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| adorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| adorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| adoreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| adorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| adorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| adorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| adoreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| adorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| adoriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| adori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| adoriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| adorino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| adorassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| adorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| adoraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| adorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| adorassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| adorasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| adoreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| adorerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| adorereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adoreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| adorerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adorerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| adoriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| adorate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| adora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| adorando | gerund |
| adorato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In everyday Italian, adorare often means simply “to love” something strongly: Adoro il caffè. It’s common and not necessarily religious.
- For people, adorare is stronger and more emotional than amare or voler bene; use carefully so it doesn’t sound exaggerated.
- In religious contexts, adorare means “to worship.” Don’t use amare there if you mean formal worship.