overawe verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

Definition of overawe verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

overawe

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈɔ//

[usually passive] overawe somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overawe

he / she / it overawes

past simple overawed

-ing form overawing

to impress someone so much that they feel nervous or frightened The younger players were overawed by the occasion and played badly.

Want to learn more?

Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.

overawed

adjective He's mature for his age and he's not overawed.See overawe in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Check pronunciation: overawe