verb · transitive · frequent

wow

wow · wows · wowed · wowing

To amaze or aweTo amaze or awe.

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/waʊ/

» Wow, look at this.

Ой, посмотри на это.

Ой, посмотрите на это.

Ух ты, посмотри на это.

Нічого собі, подивіться на це.

Meaning

3 senses

(informal, transitive)To amaze or awe.
He really wowed the audience.
begeistern, in Begeisterung versetzen, tief beeindrucken
To wail; to cry mournfully.
(dialectal, intransitive)Of a cat, to mew.
(dialectal, intransitive)Of a dog, to howl.

More definitions

impress greatly

Examples

202 sentences

Wow, look at this.
Нічого собі, подивіться на це.
ruОй, посмотри на это.
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Wow, that's cool.
Ух ти, це круто.
ruВау, это круто.
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Wow, look at these prices!
Ого, подивись-но на ці ціни!
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Wow! It's been a long time.
Ба! Давно не бачилися!
ruБа! Сколько лет!
deMenschenskind! Es ist schon lange her.
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Wow, look at all this stuff.
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Translations

1 languages

Deutsch

to amaze or awe:

Origin

Attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation

Attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation.

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Forms

wows, wowing, wowed, wowed

Base form	wow · to wow
3rd person singular	wows
Present participle	wowing
Past simple	wowed
Past participle	wowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	wow
he, she, it	wows

Past simpleLesson

all persons

wowed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have wowed
he, she, it	has wowed

Future simple (will)Lesson