to wow
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3.6
- verb
- /waʊ/
- Informal
:
impresionar
- The magician's tricks wowed the entire audience during the performance.
And so who could you wow by the end of this year?
- And so who could you wow by the end of this year?
- We'll see if this wowder wows me away.
- Oh my God, seriously prepared to be wowed.
Examples
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You're going to go out there, and you're going to wow them?
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I've only recently discovered your blog, but you've wowed me time and again with insightful, well-delivered comments.
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And so who could you wow by the end of this year?
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What series should take a break and come back to wow us in a few years?
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I-I want you to go to work - and wow your bosses and clients...
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After the initial introduction, however, it's up to you to wow with your skills and passion.
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Another way that you can go about wowing your customers is by just being nice to them.
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We could tour the globe together and wow crowds from Houston to Hamburg.
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If you want to wow your Valentine this year, send them bite sized cupcakes from Baked by Melissa.
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His 264-foot contraption wowed and dizzied throngs at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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Synonyms
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2.8
To make someone admire you or accept an idea
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1.0
To surprise someone very much
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6.2
To surprise someone a lot and make them feel excited
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4.2
To surprise someone very much and make them feel amazed
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4.1
Make someone feel very surprised and unable to speak
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4.1
To fill someone with a feeling of respect and wonder, sometimes with fear, often caused by something impressive or beautiful
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2.6
To make someone admire or respect you
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4.4
To make someone feel very amazed and full of admiration
Antonyms
Idioms
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wow comes from the simple surprised sound people make — 'wow' — so to wow someone is to cause that surprised 'wow' and leave them impressed.