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agape

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adjective or adverb

ə-ˈgāp How to pronounce agape (audio)
 also  -ˈgap
1
: wide open : gaping
with mouth agape
2
: being in a state of wonder
stood agape before the gothic cathedral

agape

2 of 2

noun

Synonyms

Adjective or adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective or adverb
The president was in awe throughout, and captured by Chronicle photographer Larry Tiscornia with his mouth agape like a tourist. Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 Mouth agape for focus, a boy named Eduardo Paz Lujan vigorously outlined his dotted circle three times, then lifted his marker and smiled at his work. oregonlive, 9 July 2022 Nonetheless, Coontz said, sometime in the 20th century, there arose a cultural ideal that the moment of a proposal should be surprising—picture a man presenting a ring to a woman whose mouth is agape and whose hands are on her cheeks. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2022 The young bowlers’ choreography is enough to leave their teammates’ mouths agape. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 Fans lucky enough to get access mingle among the cars, mouths agape and phone cameras at the ready as mechanics prepare the open-wheel missiles for the three-hour battle ahead. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 1 June 2022 Of course, police also found Charles and Oliver, agape in the room at her side. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 May 2022 In another conversation, a stranger sent a message to a Russian mother saying her son was dead, alongside a photo showing a man's body in the dirt -- face grimacing and mouth agape. Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2022 Lupita Nyong’o was seated behind Smith; the agape attention in her face was all but audible. New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective or adverb

a- entry 1 + gape entry 1

Noun

borrowed from Late Latin agapē, borrowed from Greek agápē "brotherly love," back-formation from agapân "to regard with affection, be fond of, be contented (with)" or agapázein "to welcome warmly," perhaps from a base *aga-pā- "lavish protection, attention or affection (on)," literally, "protect greatly," going back to Indo-European *m̥ǵh2- "large, great" + *peh2- "protect" — more at much entry 1, fur entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective Or Adverb

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of agape was in 1536

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