English

Etymology
OE. term|ege|eġe|langang, influenced during ME. by forms from the ON. cognate term|agi|langnon.

Pronunciation
enPR|ô, IPA|/��/, SAMPA|/O:/
audio|en-uk-awe.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-awe.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��

Homophones
oar (in non-rhotic accents)
or (in non-rhotic accents)
ore (in non-rhotic accents)
o'er (in non-rhotic accents)
aw

Noun
en-noun|-

1. A feeling of fear and reverence.
2. A feeling of amazement.

Translations
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Finnish: syvä kunnioitus, kunnioittava pelko
French: crainte
Greek: δέο� [�ðe��o�s] n
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Portuguese: espanto, fascínio
trans-bottom

Related terms
awe-inspiring
awesome
awful

Verb
en-verb|aw|ing

1. transitive To inspire with fear and reverence.
2. transitive To control by inspiring dread.

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ku:awe
hu:awe
pl:awe
ru:awe
fi:awe
te:awe
vi:awe
uk:awe
zh:awe

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