agog

agog
predicative adjective
gespannt (for auf + Akk.)
* * *
[ə'ɡoɡ]
adjective
(eager and excited: We were all agog at the news.) gespannt
* * *
agog
[əˈgɒg, AM əˈgɑ:g]
adj pred gespannt
she was all \agog to hear what had happened sie brannte darauf zu hören, was geschehen war
to be \agog with curiosity/excitement/expectation sehr neugierig/aufgeregt/gespannt sein
the audience was \agog with curiosity das Publikum platzte fast vor Neugierde
* * *
[ə'gɒg]
adj pred
gespannt

the children sat there agog with excitement — die Kinder sperrten Augen und Ohren auf

the whole village was agog (with curiosity) — das ganze Dorf platzte fast vor Neugierde

agog for news — wild nach Neuigkeiten

we're all agog to hear your news — wir warten gespannt auf deine Nachrichten

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agog [əˈɡɒɡ; US əˈɡɑɡ] adv & präd adj gespannt (for auf akk):
be (all) agog es fast nicht mehr aushalten (with vor dat);
he was (all) agog to hear the news er konnte es kaum mehr erwarten, die Neuigkeiten zu erfahren;
they were (all) agog for the show to begin sie warteten gespannt auf den Beginn der Vorstellung;
have sb agog jemanden auf die Folter spannen
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predicative adjective
gespannt (for auf + Akk.)
* * *
adj.
gespannt adj.

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