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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

Verb

[amazing, amazed] to fill with surprise; astonish [Old English āmasian]

amazement n
amazing adj
amazingly adv

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

Translations

amaze [əˈmeɪz] vt → asombrar, pasmar;

to be amazed (at) → asombrarse (de)

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amaze [əˈmeɪz] vt → stupéfier;

to be amazed (at) → être stupéfait(e) (de)

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amaze [əˈmeɪz] vt → erstaunen;

to be amazed (at) → erstaunt sein (über +acc)

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amaze [əˈmeɪz] vt → stupire;

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 hämmästyttää stupéfier לְהַדהִים, לְהַפְלִיא चकित करना zapanjen elképeszt terkejut vekja furðu sorprendere びっくりさせる 경악케 하다, 놀라게 하다 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 hämmästys 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 hämmästyttävä stupéfiant מַדהִים आश्चर्यजनक čudesan csodálatos menakjubkan stórfurðulegur, undraverður, ótrúlegur sorprendente, stupefacente びっくりするような 놀 라운, 경탄할 nuostabus, stebinantis pārsteidzošs; apbrīnojams menakjubkan verbazend forbausende, forbløffende, utrolig zdumiewający surpreendente ului­tor, extraordinar изумительный úžasný osupljiv neverovatan häpnadsväckande, fantastisk น่าประหลาดใจ şaşırtıcı 令人驚異的 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 hämmästyttävästi étonnamment לְמַרבֶּה הַפּלִיאָה आश्चर्यजनक रूप से začudno bámulatosan secara menakjubkan furðulega, á undraverðan hátt sorprendentemente 驚くほどに 놀랍게 nuostabiai pārsteidzoši; apbrīnojami mengagumkan verbazend forbløffende, utrolig nok zdumiewająco surpreendentemente (în mod) surprinzător изумительно úžasne presenetljivo čudesno häpnadsväckande, fantastiskt อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ şaşılacak bir şekilde 令人驚異地 разюче, дивно حیران کن طور پر đáng kinh ngạc 令人惊异地