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worship the ground someone walks on

Syllables: wor·ship the ground some·one walks onUK/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔːks ɒn/US/ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/

worship the ground someone walks on verb: to admire or adore someone to excess.

Verb

worship the ground someone walks on (third-person singular simple present worships the ground someone walks on, present participle (US) worshiping the ground someone walks on or (UK) worshipping the ground someone walks on, simple past and past participle (US) worshiped the ground someone walked on or (UK) worshipped the ground someone walked on)

  1. (excessive, idiomatic) To admire or adore someone to excess.

Forms of worship the ground someone walks on

third-person singular presentworships the ground someone walks on
present participle USworshiping the ground someone walks on
present participle UKworshipping the ground someone walks on
past participle USworshiped the ground someone walked on
past USworshiped the ground someone walked on
past participle UKworshipped the ground someone walked on
past UKworshipped the ground someone walked on

Origin of worship the ground someone walks on

First attested in 1848.

Questions about worship the ground someone walks on

What does worship the ground someone walks on mean?
Worship the ground someone walks on means to admire or adore someone to excess.
What part of speech is worship the ground someone walks on?
Worship the ground someone walks on is a verb.
How do you pronounce worship the ground someone walks on?
Worship the ground someone walks on is pronounced /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔːks ɒn/ (UK).
What is the past tense of worship the ground someone walks on?
The past tense of worship the ground someone walks on is worshiped the ground someone walked on.

Words near worship the ground someone walks on in the dictionary

  1. Worsham
  2. Worshams
  3. worship
  4. worship song
  5. worship songs
  6. worship the ground someone walks on
  7. worship the porcelain god
  8. worship the porcelain goddess
  9. worshipability
  10. worshipable
  11. worshiped

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