awe

/ɔː/ noun [U]

Translation

› a feeling of great respect and sometimes fear

merak ve birazda korku içeren saygı

I was filled with awe at the sheer size of the building.1006995

be in awe of sb › to feel great respect for someone

birisine çok büyük saygı duymak, hürmet göstermek

As children we were rather in awe of our grandfather.1006

(Definition of awe noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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