AWE


Meaning of AWE in English

(~s, ~d)

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 ~ at the great stones...

N-UNCOUNT

2.

If you are ~d by someone or something, they make you feel respectful and amazed, though often rather frightened.

I am still ~d by David’s courage...

The crowd listened in ~d silence.

VERB: usu passive, no cont, be V-ed, V-ed

3.

If you are in ~ of someone or if you stand in ~ of them, you have a lot of respect for them and are slightly afraid of them.

PHRASE: V inflects

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