Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - awe
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Awe
awe
~1 n 1 a feeling of great respect and admiration for someone or something (with awe/in awe) (Kate gazed at the mountains with awe. | fill sb with awe) (The sight of so many jewels in one place filled them with awe.) 2 be/stand in awe of sb to have great respect and admiration for and sometimes a slight fear of someone (Because of his reputation as a dancer we were all rather in awe of him.) ~2 v T usually passive formal if you are awed by someone or something, you feel great respect and admiration for them, and are often slightly afraid of them (The girls were awed by the splendor of the cathedral.) - awed adj (an awed silence)
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(awes, awed) 1. Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening. She gazed in awe at the great stones... N-UNCOUNT 2. If you are awed by someone or something, they make you feel respectful and amazed, though often rather frightened. I am still awed by David’s courage... The crowd listened in awed silence. VERB: usu passive, no cont, be V-ed, V-ed 3. If you are in awe of someone or if you stand in awe of them, you have a lot of respect for them and are slightly afraid of them. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse agi; akin to Old English ege ~, Greek achos pain Date: 13th century 1. an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime stood in ~ of the king regard nature's wonders with ~ 2. archaic a. dread, terror b. the power to inspire dread II. transitive verb (~d; awing) Date: 13th century to inspire with ~ we were ~d by the beauty of the mountains ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. reverential fear or wonder (stand in awe of). --v.tr. inspire with awe. Phrases and idioms awe-inspiring causing awe or wonder; amazing, magnificent. Etymology: ME age f. ON agi f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. благоговейный страх, трепет, благоговение awe of God —- страх божий to strike with awe —- внушать благоговейный страх (благоговение) 2. трепет; глубокое почтение и страх to be (to stand) in awe of smb. —- трепетать перед кем-л. 3. возв. внушать благоговение 4. возв. пугать, внушать ужас the profound silence awed everyone —- глубокое молчание пугало всех to awe smb. into smth. —- запугав, вынудить (заставить) кого-л. сделать что-л. the children were awed into silence —- перепуганные дети замолчали ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun (благоговейный) страх, трепет, благоговение to stand in awe of smb. - бояться кого-л.; испытывать благоговейный трепет перед кем-л. to strike with awe - внушать благоговейный страх, благоговение to keep/hold in awe - держать в страхе 2. v. внушать страх, благоговение ...Англо-русский словарь
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U.S. gov. abbr. The Atomic Weapon Establishment U.S. gov. abbr. Atomic Weapons Establishment mil. abbr. Advanced Warfighting Experiment ocean sc. abbr. Advanced Wave Effects meteo abbr. Advance Warfighting Experiment electron. abbr. Asymptotic waveform evaluation softw. abbr. Address Windowing Extensions network. abbr. Axiom Wireless Ethernet file ext. abbr. Address Windowing Extension educ. abbr. Advocacy Worship And Education educ. abbr. Assisting Without Enabling religion abbr. Alternative Worship Experience religion abbr. Area Worship Experience conf. abbr. Abacus World Expo NYSE symbols AT&T Wireless firm name abbr. The Atomics Weapons Establishment firm name abbr. Allen Wrestling Entertainment chat abbr. Answered With Elegance ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- c.1200, from O.N. agi "fright," from P.Gmc. *agiz-, from PIE *agh-es-, from base *agh- "to be depressed, be afraid." Current sense is due to biblical use. Awestruck is from 1634. Awesome first recorded 1598. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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