Meaning

1 senses

  1. In an astonished or excited manner.

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

3 languages

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

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
agnosticagoA1agonizeB2agonyB2agoraphobiaagrarian
agog — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto