awed
gb/ˈɔd/ us/ˈɔd/
B2
Anglais
~ 9800
Sens
0 sens
adjective
B2
state
1
filled with deep respect and wonder
Feeling very impressed and full of respect and wonder because something is very big, beautiful, important, or powerful.
Schéma d’usage :
to be awed by [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes say *"I am awe"* instead of *"I am awed"* or *"I feel awe"*. Use *"awed"* as an adjective: *"I am awed by the view"*. Another mistake is to say *"I am awed of"*; the usual preposition is *"by"*, as in *"They were awed by the performance."*
Synonymes
awestruck (Very close in meaning, but often sounds a bit stronger or more emotional than "awed.")
Antonymes
unimpressed (Describes someone who does not feel respect or wonder, the opposite emotional reaction to being awed.)
Collocations
awed silence
|feel awed
|stood awed
|awed by the
|left awed
|awed hush
Thèmes
emotions
|art
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- She stood awed before the snow-covered mountains.
- The children were awed by the magician's final trick.
- He listened in awed silence as the astronaut described life in space.
- We were awed by her courage during the crisis.
- Visitors walked through the ancient temple, awed by its size and age.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The students were awed by the famous singer.
- I was awed by the view from the top of the building.
- The little boy looked awed when he saw the big airplane.
- They sat in awed silence during the powerful speech.
- We felt awed by the tall, bright city at night.
Verbe
C1
action
2
caused someone to feel deep awe
Made someone feel very impressed and full of respect and wonder.
Schéma d’usage :
to awe [someone] with [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often avoid the verb and only use the adjective *"awed"* or the noun *"awe"*. It is correct but less common in everyday speech to say things like *"The view awed us"* or *"The story awed the listeners"*.
Synonymes
impressed (Similar idea but usually weaker; "to awe" suggests a stronger, almost overwhelming feeling of respect and wonder.)
Antonymes
bored (If something bored people, it failed to impress or awe them and instead made them feel tired of it or uninterested.)
Collocations
awed the crowd
|awed the audience
|awed his students
|awed even the
|awed into silence
Thèmes
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- The scientist's discoveries awed the international community.
- Her calm bravery awed everyone in the room.
- The scale of the new stadium awed the visiting team and their fans.
- The singer's powerful voice awed the crowd into silence.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The singer awed the crowd with her high notes.
- The big waterfall awed the tourists.
- The teacher's hard work awed her students.
- The tall new building awed many people in the city.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
awed
API
GB/ˈɔd/
US/ˈɔd/
Syllabes et accentuation
awed (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (awed)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: awed
- Comparative: aweder
- Superlative: awedest
Verb
- Base: awed
- 3rd Person Singular: aweds
- Present Participle: aweding
- Past: aweded
- Past Participle: aweded
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