in awe



in awe (of someone or something)

fearful and respectful of someone or something. Everyone in the country was in awe of the king and queen. I love my new car. In fact, I'm in awe of it.
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in awe (of somebody/something)

admiring someone or something very much I was a kid during World War II, and I was in awe of the guys who flew these planes.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Asra-Arabic
Janka-Slovak
Jelka-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
ŠTefanijashte-FAHN-ee-yah (Croatian)Slovene, Croatian
Tatenda-Southern African, Shona
Mirabella-Italian