noun, verb
noun [U] feelings of respect and slight fear; feelings of being very impressed by sth/sb:
awe and respect * awe and wonder * He speaks of her with awe. * 'It's magnificent,' she whispered in awe.
IDIOMS
be / stand in awe of sb/sth to admire sb/sth and be slightly frightened of them/it:
While Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother.
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] (formal) to fill sb with awe:
She seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people.
awed adjective:
We watched in awed silence.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for awe is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does awe appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — awe appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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