agog

əˈɡɑɡ

Definition

Definition of agog - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

eager curious

Dated

full of intense interest or excitement

Dated

The crowd was agog at the spectacular fireworks display..
Kids were agog over the new video game.
She was agog with curiosity about the secret.

eager

excited

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agog with excitement

adj.

eagerly excited or curious about something specific

The children were agog with excitement for the magic show.

the country was agog

exp.

being very excited or eager about something happening

The country was agog waiting for the election results!

agog for news

adj.

eagerly excited about receiving news

She was agog for news about the election results.

all agog

adj.

very excited or eager for something to happen

The children were all agog for the circus to arrive.

the whole village was agog

exp.

very excited and eager to know something

The whole village was agog with the news of the festival.

set agog

adj.

excited or eager about something

The crowd was set agog by the announcement.

Origin of agog

Greek, agogos (leading)

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French:excité, ...
German:gespannt, ...
Italian:ansioso, ...
Spanish:ansioso, ...
Portuguese:ansioso, ...
Chinese:兴奋的, ...
Japanese:興奮して, ...
Arabic:مُتَشَوِّق, ...
Hebrew:נִלְהָב, ...
Russian:в предвкушении, ...
Ukrainian:в захваті, ...
Hindi:उत्सुक, ...
Bengali:উত্তেজিত, ...
Catalan:expectant, ...
Czech:dychtivý, ...
Danish:spændt, ...
Dutch:opgewonden, ...
Greek:ενθουσιασμένος, ...
Hungarian:izgatott, ...
Khmer:ចង់ដឹងចង់ឃើញខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:열광적인, ...
Persian:مشتاق, ...
Polish:podekscytowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):ansioso, ...
Romanian:entuziasmat, ...
Swedish:förväntansfull, ...
Thai:ตื่นเต้น, ...
Turkish:heyecanlı, ...
Vietnamese:háo hức, ...

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