Meaning

2 senses

  1. In a state of eager desire; full of anticipation; highly excited with curiosity.

    all agog

    Everyone’s agog at the new twist to the royal scandal.

    gespannt

    highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc.

  2. Wide open, agape.

    weit geöffnet

Examples

3 sentences

  1. They were all agog for the news.

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  2. They are agog to know what happened.

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  3. They were agog to hear the latest news.

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Translations

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By meaning 2
in eager desire:
wide open:

Origin

From Middle English agogge, from Old French en + gogues (“in a merry mood”). See also Ital

From Middle English agogge, from Old French en + gogues (“in a merry mood”). See also Italian agognare (“to desire eagerly”).

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Forms

more agog, most agog
Comparativemore agog Lesson
Superlativemost agog Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
agnosticagoA1agonizeB2agonyB2agoraphobiaagrarian
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