astound
11astound */ — 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 …
12astound — [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… …
13Astound — Aston As*ton , Astone As*tone , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astoned}, {Astond}, or {Astound}.] [See {Astonish}.] To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
14astound — [[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 …
15astound — 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 …
16astound — v.tr. shock with alarm or surprise; amaze. Derivatives: astounding adj. astoundingly adv. Etymology: obs. astound (adj.) = astoned past part. of obs. astone: see ASTONISH …
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18astound — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English astoned, from past participle of astonen Date: 14th century archaic overwhelmed with astonishment or amazement ; astounded II. transitive verb Date: 1603 to fill with bewilderment or wonder Synonyms: see… …
19astound — astoundment, n. /euh stownd /, v.t. 1. to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise. adj. 2. Archaic. astonished; astounded. [1275 1325; ME astoun(e)d, ptp. of astonen, var. of astonyen to ASTONISH] Syn. 1. See… …
20astound — verb To astonish, bewilder or dazzle …
