amaze
Amazement, astonishmentAmazement, astonishment; (countable) an instance of this.
» I was amazed to learn I had won.
Ich war erstaunt, als ich erfuhr, dass ich gewonnen hatte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я був вражений дізнатися, що я виграв. — ChickenKiev
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3 senses(archaic, uncountable)Amazement, astonishment; (countable) an instance of this.
(archaic, uncountable)Fear, terror.
(obsolete, uncountable)Stupefaction of the mind; bewilderment; (countable) an instance of this.
Examples
202 sentencesI was amazed to learn I had won.
Я був вражений дізнатися, що я виграв. — ChickenKiev
deIch war erstaunt, als ich erfuhr, dass ich gewonnen hatte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It amazed me.
Це мене вразило. — deniko
I was amazed at the results.
deIch war von den Ergebnissen verblüfft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was amazed at his carelessness.
I was amazed at his courage.
Origin
The verb is derived from Middle English *amasen, *amase (“to bewilder, perplex”) (attestedThe verb is derived from Middle English *amasen, *amase (“to bewilder, perplex”) (attested chiefly in the past participle form, and thus often difficult to distinguish from amased (adjective)), from Old English āmasian (“to confuse, astonish”), from ā- (perfective prefix) + *masian (“to confound, confuse, perplex; to amaze”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”)). The English word is analysable as a- (intensifying prefix) + maze (“(archaic) to astonish, amaze, bewilder; to daze, stupefy”).
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Forms
plural: amazes| Singular | amaze |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- ceases to amaze
- was amazed at
- be amazed how
- amazed at the