awe
IPA: ˈɑ
noun
- A feeling of fear and reverence.
- A feeling of amazement.
- (archaic) Power to inspire awe.
- A surname.
- The River Awe, a short river between Loch Awe and Loch Etive, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
- (rail transport) The station code of AsiaWorld–Expo in Hong Kong.
verb
- (transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in.
- (transitive) To control by inspiring dread.
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Examples of "awe" in Sentences
- I am in awe of the mass of citations.
- The style was meant to dazzle and awe.
- Your pleasantness is truly awe inspiring.
- He inspires awe in the people of the world.
- Third, the addressee has to surrender to that awe.