awe
To inspire fear and reverence inTo inspire fear and reverence in.
» The general's massive presence awes everyone.
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2 senses(transitive)To inspire fear and reverence in.
внуша́ть тре́петvnušátʹ trépet, внуша́ть благогове́ниеvnušátʹ blagogovénije
inspire awe in
(transitive)To control by inspiring dread.
einschüchtern
Examples
49 sentencesThe general's massive presence awes everyone.
He stood in awe before her.
That was an awe-inspiring landscape.
deDas war eine erhabene Landschaft. — Sudajaengi
He looked at her in awe.
ruОн смотрел на неё с благоговением. — Hellerick
The scene would awe and terrify anyone.
Translations
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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.
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Forms
awes, awing, awed, awedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle