Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal, transitive)To amaze or awe.

    He really wowed the audience.

    begeistern, in Begeisterung versetzen, tief beeindrucken

  2. To wail; to cry mournfully.

    (dialectal, intransitive)Of a cat, to mew.

  3. (dialectal, intransitive)Of a dog, to howl.

More definitions
  • impress greatly

Examples

202 sentences
  1. Wow, look at this.

    Нічого собі, подивіться на це. — Anjy

    ruОй, посмотри на это. — venticello

  2. Wow, that's cool.

    Ух ти, це круто. — deniko

    ruВау, это круто. — ZegPhig

  3. Wow, look at these prices!

    Ого, подивись-но на ці ціни! — deniko

  4. Wow! It's been a long time.

    Ба! Давно не бачилися! — deniko

    ruБа! Сколько лет! — marafon

    deMenschenskind! Es ist schon lange her. — Dejo

  5. Wow, look at all this stuff.

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 formwow · to wow
3rd person singularwows
Present participlewowing
Past simplewowed
Past participlewowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywow
he, she, itwows

Past simpleLesson

all personswowed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wow

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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