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agog

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a·gog  (-gg)
adj.
Full of keen anticipation or excitement; eager.

[Middle English agogge, from Old French en gogue, in merriment : en, in (from Latin in; see in-2) + gogue, merriment.]

a·gog adv.

agog [əˈgɒg]
adj
(postpositive) highly impatient, eager, or curious
[perhaps from Old French en gogues in merriments, origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.agog - highly excited
excited - in an aroused state

agog
adjective eager, excited, curious, enthusiastic, impatient, enthralled, avid, expectant, in suspense The city was agog with rumours last night.
indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, incurious
Translations
agog [əˈgɒg] ADJ the country was agogel país estaba emocionadísimo
he was agog to hear the newstenía enorme curiosidad por saber las noticias
to set agogemocionar, crear gran curiosidad a

agog [əˈgɒg] adjen émoi
agog to do sth → impatient(e) de faire qch
She arrived, agog to discover what had prevented him being there → Elle arriva très impatiente de découvrir ce qui l'avait retenu.

agog
adj predgespannt; the children sat there agog with excitementdie Kinder sperrten Augen und Ohren auf; the whole village was agog (with curiosity)das ganze Dorf platzte fast vor Neugierde; agog for newswild nach Neuigkeiten; we’re all agog to hear your newswir warten gespannt auf deine Nachrichten

agog [əˈgɒg] adj (all) agog (to hear sth)ansioso/a or impaziente (di sentire qc)
agog with excitement → emozionato/a, eccitato/a

agog
adj agog [əˈgog]
eager and excited We were all agog at the news. opgewonde مُتَلَهِّف، مُحِب لِلأسْتِطْلاع трескав dychtivý, napjatý ivrig; forventningsfuld gespannt γεμάτος έξαψη ansioso pinevil هیجان زده innoissaan en émoi נִרְגָש उत्सुक vrlo radoznao izgatott terperanjat, gembira fullur eftirvæntingar, óður og uppvægur ansioso, eccitato わくわくして 흥분한 labai laukiantis, nekantrus nepacietīgs; iekarsis menjadi ghairah opgewonden ivrig, forventningsfull niespokojny, pełen oczekiwania espantado nerăbdător взволнованный dychtivý, plný očakávania razburjen jako uzbuđen ivrig, spänd ตื่นเต้นมาก sabırsız, heyecan dolu 迫切期待著 у напруженому чеканні, у збудженні پر جوش ، بے چین nóng lòng


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, escorted by a vast crowd of people, who for several days had been agog with expectation of a convocation of the States.
We were agog with excitement, all except Wolf Larsen, who was too evidently disappointed in that it was not his own boat with the two victims of his malice.
Her name was Hannah and her husband's Matthew; two homely names, yet well enough adapted to the simple pair, who seemed strangely out of place among the whimsical fraternity whose wits had been set agog by the Great Carbuncle.
 
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