astound (verb)

  • 1astound — ► VERB ▪ shock or greatly surprise. DERIVATIVES astounded adjective astounding adjective. ORIGIN related to ASTONISH(Cf. ↑astonishment) …

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  • 2astound — verb the dogs tricks will astound you Syn: amaze, astonish, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, boggle, stupefy, shock, daze, take aback, leave open mouthed, leave aghast; informal flabbergast, blow away, bowl over, floor …

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  • 3astound — verb To astonish, bewilder or dazzle …

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  • 4astound — verb shock or greatly surprise. Derivatives astounding adjective astoundingly adverb Origin ME: from astoned, past participle of obs. astone (see astonish) …

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  • 5astound — verb (T) to make someone very surprised or shocked: The judge s decision astounded everyone. astounded adjective: an astounded look …

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  • 6astound — verb Syn: amaze, astonish, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, take aback, leave open mouthed; informal flabbergast, bowl over; Brit.; informal knock for six …

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  • 7astound — [17] Astound, astonish, and stun all come ultimately from the same origin: a Vulgar Latin verb *extonāre, which literally meant something like ‘leave someone thunderstruck’ (it was formed from the Latin verb tonāre ‘thunder’). This became Old… …

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  • 8astound — [17] Astound, astonish, and stun all come ultimately from the same origin: a Vulgar Latin verb *extonāre, which literally meant something like ‘leave someone thunderstruck’ (it was formed from the Latin verb tonāre ‘thunder’). This became Old… …

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  • 9astound */ — UK [əˈstaʊnd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms astound : present tense I/you/we/they astound he/she/it astounds present participle astounding past tense astounded past participle astounded to surprise or shock someone very much …

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  • 10astound — [[t]əsta͟ʊnd[/t]] astounds, astounding, astounded VERB If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it. [V n] He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. [Also V] Syn: astonish …

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