awe noun, verbBrE /ɔː/
NAmE /ɔː/
noun
word origin
Old English ege ‘terror, dread, awe’, replaced in Middle English by forms related to Old Norse agi.
example bank
I stared at the clouds, in awe of their beauty.Most people hold him in some awe.They experienced a tremendous sense of awe in the cathedral.We gazed in awe at the massive building.What I mostly felt was awe at her achievement.‘It's magnificent,’ she whispered in awe.They gazed in awe at the beauty of the scene.
be/stand in ˈawe of sb/sthto admire sb/sth and be slightly frightened of them/itWhile Diana was in awe of her grandfather, she adored her grandmother. verb
verb forms
| present simple |
| I / you / we /they | awe |
| BrE /ɔː/ |
| NAmE /ɔː/ |
| he / she /it | awes |
| BrE /ɔːz/ |
| NAmE /ɔːz/ |
| past simple, past participle | awed |
| BrE /ɔːd/ |
| NAmE /ɔːd/ |
| -ing form | awing |
| BrE /ɔːɪŋ/ |
| NAmE /ɔːɪŋ/ |
word origin
Old English ege ‘terror, dread, awe’, replaced in Middle English by forms related to Old Norse agi.
~ sb [usually passive] (formal) to fill sb with aweShe seemed awed by the presence of so many famous people. 
awed /BrE ɔːd; NAmE ɔːd/ adjectiveWe watched in awed silence.
