Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "abore" ita ce ƙauna da mutunta mutum sosai, da tsananin so ko sha'awar mutum. Hakanan yana iya nufin bauta ko girmama wani ko wani abu, musamman a matsayin abin bautawa ko abin ibada. Bugu da ƙari, ana iya amfani da "adore" don nuna sha'awa ko jin daɗin wani abu, kamar "Ina son cakulan cake."