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overaweo‧ver‧awe /ˌəʊvərˈɔː $ ˌoʊvərˈɒː/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEoverawe |
Present | I, you, we, they | overawe | | he, she, it | overawes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overawed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overawed | | he, she, it | has overawed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overawed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overawe | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overawed |
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Present | I | am overawing | | he, she, it | is overawing | | you, we, they | are overawing | Past | I, he, she, it | was overawing | | you, we, they | were overawing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been overawing | | he, she, it | has been overawing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been overawing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be overawing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been overawing |
- We were overawed to be in the presence of such a great film maker.
to feel impressed► be impressed · It was a superb performance -- even the critics were impressed.be impressed by/with · All of Lucy's teachers said that they were impressed with her progress.· I was greatly impressed by the beauty of their art and the richness of their culture.be impressed (that) · I'm impressed to hear that you're learning Chinese.be favourably impressedBritish be favorably impressed American (=be impressed and pleased) · UN observers said that they were very favorably impressed by the fairness of the elections.be suitably/duly impressed (=be as impressed as someone wants you to be) · The Director read through my report, and looked suitably impressed. ► be overawed to be so impressed by a place, an occasion, or a person that you become nervous: · When I first arrived in New York, I was completely overawed.be overawed by something/somebody: · Although Sheila's parents tried to put Jim at his ease, he still felt overawed by them. to make someone feel respect or fear, so that they are nervous or unable to say or do anything: He was overawed by his father.GRAMMAR Overawe is usually passive.—overawed adjective |