agape
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attentionIn a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» That child stared at me, his mouth agape.
Dieses Kind hat mich mit offenem Mund angestarrt. — lilygilder
Этот ребёнок уставился на меня с открытым ртом. — corvard
Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesIn a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
ошеломлённыйošelomljónnyj
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
Wide open.
откры́тыйotkrýtyj
Examples
4 sentencesThat child stared at me, his mouth agape.
ruЭтот ребёнок уставился на меня с открытым ртом. — corvard
deDieses Kind hat mich mit offenem Mund angestarrt. — lilygilder
He stood agape for a moment in front of the painting, surprised at its realism.
deEr stand einen Moment lang mit offenem Mund vor dem Gemälde, von seiner Realitätstreue überrascht. — Yorwba
Now, for some space the revellers stood agape, unable to understand all that had been done in such haste.
Tom remained silent, his mouth agape. He was completely incredulous in front of such trickery and bad faith.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From a- + gape. First known use by John Milton in Paradise Lost (1667).From a- + gape. First known use by John Milton in Paradise Lost (1667).
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Forms
more agape, most agape| Comparative | more agape Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most agape Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe:gaping
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.