amaze

a·maze  (-mz)

v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es

v.tr.

1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.

2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.

v.intr.

To cause great wonder or astonishment: a sight that amazes.

n.

Amazement; wonder.

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[From Middle English masen, to bewilder, and from amased, bewildered (from Old English masod), both from Old English masian, to bewilder : -, intensive pref. + *masian, to confuse.]

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a·mazed·ly (-mzd-l) adv.

a·mazed·ness n.

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amaze [əˈmeɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to fill with incredulity or surprise; astonish

2. an obsolete word for bewilder

n

an archaic word for amazement

[Old English āmasian]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	amaze - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" astonish, astound dazzle - amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps" surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
	2.	amaze - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, baffle, puzzle, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

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amaze

verb astonish, surprise, shock, stun, alarm, stagger, startle, bewilder, astound, daze, confound, stupefy, flabbergast, bowl someone over (informal), boggle someone's mind, dumbfound He amazed us with his knowledge of local history.

Translations

amaze [əˈmeɪz] VT → pasmar, asombrar
to be amazed (at) → quedar pasmado(de)
I was amazed that I managed to do it → estaba asombrado de haberlo conseguido
you amaze me! → ¡me admiras!, ¡me dejas patidifuso!

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amaze [əˈmeɪz] vt (= astonish) → stupéfier
it amazed us to discover that ... → nous avons été stupéfaits de découvrir que ...
to amaze sb with sth → stupéfier qn avec qch

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amaze

vt → erstaunen, in Erstaunen (ver)setzen; I was amazed to learn that … → ich war erstaunt zu hören, dass …, mit Erstaunen hörte ich, dass …; to be amazed at something → über etw (acc) → erstaunt or verblüfft sein, sich über etw (acc) → wundern; you don’t know that, you amaze me! → Sie wissen das nicht, das wundert mich aber; no, really? you amaze me (iro) → nein wirklich? da bin ich aber erstaunt or Sie setzen mich in Erstaunen; it amazes me to think that only two years ago … → es ist erstaunlich, wenn ich denke, dass erst vor zwei Jahren …; it amazes me that he doesn’t fall → ich finde es erstaunlich, dass er nicht fällt

vi his generosity never fails or ceases to amaze → seine Großzügigkeit versetzt einen immer wieder in Erstaunen

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amaze [əˈmeɪz] vt → stupire, sbalordire
to be amazed (at) → essere sbalordito/a (da)

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amaze

v amaze [əˈmeiz]

to surprise greatly I was amazed at his stupidity. verbaas يُذْهِل، يُدْهِش смайвам ohromit forbavse; forbløffe verblüffen εκπλήσσω asombrar hämmastama شگفت زده کردن؛ متحیر کردن ällistyä stupéfier לְהַדהִים, לְהַפְלִיא चकित करना zapanjen elképeszt terkejut vekja furðu sorprendere びっくりさせる 놀라다 priblokšti, apstulbinti pārsteigt; izbrīnīt terperanjat verbazen forbause, forbløffe zdumiewać surpreender a ului изумлять ohromiť osupniti zaprepastiti förbluffa ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşırtmak, hayrete düşürmek 使驚奇 вражати ششدر رہ جانا hết sức ngạc nhiên 使惊奇

n aˈmazement

great surprise To my amazement, he had never heard of her. verbasing ذُهُول، دَهْشَة изумявам ohromení, úžas forbavselse; forbløffelse die Verblüffung έκπληξη asombro hämmastus شگفتی؛ تعجب ällistys stupéfaction תַדהֵמָה अचम्भा zapanjenost meglepetés, elképedés takjub furða, undrun sorpresa 驚き 놀람 nuostaba pārsteigums; izbrīns ketidakpercayaan verbazing forbauselse, forundring zdumienie surpresa uluire, surprin­dere изумление úžas veliko začudenje čuđenje häpnad ความประหลาดใจ hayret, şaşkınlık 驚奇 здивування حیرانی ، تحیر sự ngạc nhiên 惊奇

adj aˈmazing

an amazing sight. verbasende مُذْهِل، مُدْهِش удивителен ohromující, úžasný forbavsende; forbløffende; utrolig verblüffend εκπληκτικός asombroso hämmastav شگفت انگیز ällistyttävä stupéfiant מַדהִים आश्चर्यजनक čudesan csodálatos menakjubkan stórfurðulegur, undraverður, ótrúlegur sorprendente, stupefacente びっくりするような 놀랄 만한 nuostabus, stebinantis pārsteidzošs; apbrīnojams menakjubkan verbazend forbausende, forbløffende, utrolig zdumiewający surpreendente ului­tor, extraordinar изумительный úžasný osupljiv neverovatan häpnadsväckande, fantastisk น่าประหลาดใจ şaşırtıcı 令人驚奇的 разючий, дивний حیران کن làm cho kinh ngạc 令人惊异的

adv aˈmazingly

verbasend بِصُورَة مُذْهِلَة أو مُدْهِشَه удивително úžasně forbavsende; forbløffende; utroligt verblüffend εκπληκτικά, παραδόξως asombrosamente, sorprendentemente hämmastavalt بطور شگفت انگیز ällistyttävästi étonnamment לְמַרבֶּה הַפּלִיאָה आश्चर्यजनक रूप से začudno bámulatosan secara menakjubkan furðulega, á undraverðan hátt sorprendentemente 驚くほどに 놀랄만큼 nuostabiai pārsteidzoši; apbrīnojami mengagumkan verbazend forbløffende, utrolig nok zdumiewająco surpreendentemente (în mod) surprinzător изумительно úžasne presenetljivo čudesno häpnadsväckande, fantastiskt อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ şaşılacak bir şekilde 令人驚奇地 разюче, дивно حیران کن طور پر đáng kinh ngạc 令人惊异地

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amaze → يُذهِل ohromit forbløffe erstaunen καταπλήσσω asombrar ällistyttää émerveiller zapanjiti sbalordire 驚かせる 놀라게 하다 verbazen forbløffe zdumieć espantar изумлять förbluffa ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşırtmak làm kinh ngạc 使吃惊