English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Adore Pronunciation
Adore is pronounced uh-DAWR, IPA /əˈdɔr/.
uh-DAWR
US /əˈdɔr/ · UK /əˈdɔː/
Syllables: uh · DAWR (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To love someone deeply, or to like something very much.
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Adore in a Sentence
- The children adore their grandmother.
- I adore this time of year.
- He would adore a quiet weekend with nothing booked.
Common Mispronunciations of Adore
Not A-dawr
Adorn and adorable hand the weight to the same place this word does, the second beat, and the opening a shrinks to a bare uh.
Not uh-DOH-ray
Latin adorare and Italian adoro both keep a vowel at the end; English stopped at the r and left two beats.
Tip: Adore and adorn differ by one letter and by a whole sense: you adore a person and you adorn a room.
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