B2noun · uncountable · rare

awe

страх, боязнь, фобія

трепет, благоговение, изумление

Ehrfurcht, Staunen

A feeling of fear and reverenceA feeling of fear and reverence.

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/ɔː/

» The general's massive presence awes everyone.

Meaning

4 senses

(uncountable, usually)A feeling of fear and reverence.
Ehrfurcht
благогове́ниеblagogovénije, тре́петtrépet
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
(uncountable, usually)A feeling of amazement.
Staunen
изумле́ниеizumlénije
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
(archaic, uncountable, usually)Power to inspire awe.
(obsolete)A bucket (blade) attached to water wheels.

Examples

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The general's massive presence awes everyone.
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He stood in awe before her.
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That was an awe-inspiring landscape.
deDas war eine erhabene Landschaft.
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He looked at her in awe.
ruОн смотрел на неё с благоговением.
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The scene would awe and terrify anyone.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

feeling of fear and reverence:

feeling of amazement:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

feeling of fear and reverence:

feeling of amazement:

Origin

From Middle English aw, awe, agh, awȝe, borrowed from Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *

From Middle English aw, awe, agh, awȝe, borrowed from Old Norse agi, from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, dread”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”). Displaced native Middle English eye, eyȝe, ayȝe, eȝȝe, from Old English ege, æge (“fear, terror, dread”), from the same Proto-Germanic root.

Borrowed from French auve.

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