adorar
/adoˈɾaɾ/
To adore in Spanish is adorar.
The verb adorar means to love someone or something with your entire heart and soul. In Spanish, it is frequently used to express an intense liking for inanimate objects or activities, such as food or hobbies, similar to the English 'I adore [something]'.
Meaning: love with entire heart and soul (verb)
Which one should you use?
While adorar can mean to love someone deeply, it is much stronger than querer and often carries a connotation of worship or religious adoration.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, people may say me flipa to express adoration.
How does it change in a sentence?
The first-person singular present indicative form of adorar is adoro (I adore). The imperfect indicative form adoraba is used to describe a continuous state of adoration in the past (I used to adore / I was adoring).
How do you pronounce it?
/adoˈɾaɾ/
Did you know?
- The word adorar is historically linked to the act of praying. It stems from the Latin ōrō, which originally meant 'to speak' or 'to pray', meaning that to adore someone is etymologically to speak to them as if they were a deity.
- In certain Latin American countries, adorar is used as a hyperbolic way to describe a strong craving for food rather than a long-term love.
- Because adorar retains its religious meaning of 'to worship', using it in a romantic context can sometimes sound like the speaker is putting their partner on a pedestal.
Examples in context
- ¡Me encanta tu nuevo perro! Es tan adorable y juguetón.I adore your new dog! He's so cute and playful.
- Me fascina tu habilidad para tocar el piano. Eres increíblemente talentosa.I adore your ability to play the piano. You're incredibly talented.
- Adoro viajar por el mundo.I adore traveling the world.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “adore” translations and entries adorar, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries adorar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
