hero-worship
verb/ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪp/
/ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hero-worship | /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪp/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪp/ |
| he / she / it hero-worships | /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪps/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪps/ |
| past simple hero-worshipped | /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪpt/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪpt/ |
| past participle hero-worshipped | /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪpt/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪpt/ |
| (North American English also) past simple hero-worshiped | /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪpt/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪpt/ |
| (North American English also) past participle hero-worshiped | /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪpt/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪpt/ |
| -ing form hero-worshipping | /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪpɪŋ/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪpɪŋ/ |
| (North American English also) -ing form hero-worshiping | /ˈhɪərəʊ wɜːʃɪpɪŋ/ /ˈhɪrəʊ wɜːrʃɪpɪŋ/ |
- hero-worship somebody to admire somebody very much or too much because you think they are extremely beautiful, intelligent, etc.
- He hero-worships his elder brother.
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