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astound

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a·stound  (-stound)
tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds
To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise.

[From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, to amaze; see astonish.]

a·stounding·ly adv.

astound
Verb
to overwhelm with amazement [Old French estoner]
astounding adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.astound - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
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"

astound
verb amaze, surprise, overwhelm, astonish, stagger, bewilder, daze, confound, stupefy, stun, take your breath away, boggle the mind, dumbfound, flabbergast (informal)
Translations
astound [əˈstaund] vtasombrar, pasmar

astound [əˈstaund] vtstupéfier, sidérer

astound [əˈstaund] vtverblüffen, sehr erstaunen

astound [əˈstaund] vtsbalordire

astound
v astound [ˈəstaund]
to make (someone) very surprised I was astounded to hear of his imprisonment. stomgeslaan يَصْعَق، يُذهِل поразявам ohromit forbløffe; overraske verblüfft καταπλήσσω, μένω εμβρόντητος asombrar, pasmar jahmatama panema بهت زده کردن؛ حیران کردن tyrmistyttää stupéfier לְהַדהִים चकित करना zgranuti meglep terkejut, mengejutkan gera forviða/ agndofa riempire di stupore, sbalordire 仰天させる 깜짝 놀라게 하다 priblokšti pārsteigt; izbrīnīt dikejutkan verbijsteren forbløffe, sjokkere zdumieć pasmar a şoca поражать ohromiť osupniti zapanjiti slå med häpnad, förbluffa ประหลาดใจ şaşkına döndürmek, hayrete düşürmek 使震驚 приголомшувати بھونچکا یا ہکا بکا کرنا làm sững sờ 使
adj aˈstounding
an astounding piece of news. verbasend صاعِق، مُذهِل поразяващ ohromující forbløffende; overraskende verblüffend καταπληκτικός asombroso jahmatav حیرت آور tyrmistyttävä stupéfiant מַדהִים विस्मयकारी zapanjujuć meglepő mengejutkan stórfurðulegur, undraverður stupefacente, sbalorditivo 仰天するような 놀라운 pritrenkiantis pārsteidzošs mengejutkan verbijsterend forbløffende zdumiewający estarrecedor şocant поразительный ohromujúci osupljiv zapanjujući häpnadsväckande, förbluffande น่าประหลาดใจ şaşırtıcı, hayret verici 使人震驚的 вражаючий, приголомшливий بھونچکا کر دینے والی kinh ngạc 使


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