worship the ground someone walks on en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /-ɔːn/ (Received-Pronunciation) today or older
- /-ˈsʌm.wən-/ (Scotland)
- /-wɒks ɒn/ (Canada) without the cot–caught merger
- /-ˈsʌm.wən-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈwʌɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹʌʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔks ɔn/ (Scotland)
- /-ˈsʌm.wən-/ (India)
- audio AuE
- /-ˈsʌm.wən-/ (Canada, General-American)
- /-ˈsɐm.wən-/ (Australia)
- /-oːn/ (Australia)
- -sŭm′wən-
- /ˈwøː.ʃəp ðə ɡɹæʊ̯nd ˈsɐmˌwɐn woːks ɒn/ (New-Zealand)
- /-wɔks ɔn/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹæɔ̯nd ˈsɐmˌwɐn woːks ɔn/ (Australia)
- -ôn
- /-oːn/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈwɜɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɑks ɑn/ (Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- wûr′shĭp thə ground sŭm′wŭn′ wôks ŏn
- /-ˈsɐm.wən-/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈwʌɹ.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹʌʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔks ɔn/ (India)
- /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp ðə ɡɹaʊ̯nd ˈsʌmˌwʌn wɔːks ɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
First attested in 1848.
Meanings
- (excessive, idiomatic) To admire or adore someone to excess.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| worships the ground someone walks on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| worshipped the ground someone walked on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| worshipped the ground someone walked on | Tense=Past | UK | lexicographic |
| worshipping the ground someone walks on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| worshiped the ground someone walked on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| worshiped the ground someone walked on | Tense=Past | US | lexicographic |
| worshiping the ground someone walks on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |