Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic)To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I felt kind of awestruck.

    ruЯ испытывал некоторый трепет.

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  2. Why are we awestruck by certain natural phenomena?

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  3. Don't look so awestruck.

    deSchau nicht so entgeistert!

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Origin

Back-formation from awestruck. By surface analysis, awe + strike

Back-formation from awestruck. By surface analysis, awe + strike

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Forms

awestrikes, awestriking, awestruck, awestruck
Base formawestrike · to awestrike
3rd person singularawestrikes
Present participleawestriking
Past simpleawestruck
Past participleawestruck / awestricken

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyawestrike
he, she, itawestrikes

Past simpleLesson

all personsawestruck

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave awestruck
he, she, ithas awestruck

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill awestrike

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aweC1awesomeB1awesomenessawfulA2awfullyawhile
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