astound
astound · astounds · astounded · astounding
вражати
удивить, поразить, удивлять, поражать
überraschen, erstaunen, verblüffen
To astonish, bewilder or dazzleTo astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
/əˈstaʊnd/
» The results were astounding.
Результаты были поразительными.
Meaning
1 sensesTo astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
1637, John Milton, Comus, London: Humphrey Robinson, p. 8, These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The vertuous mind […]
verblüffen, überraschen, erstaunen
поража́тьporažátʹ, порази́тьporazítʹ, изумля́тьizumljátʹ
вражатиvražaty
More definitions
- affect with wonder
Examples
48 sentencesThe results were astounding.
ruРезультаты были поразительными.
This is astounding.
ruПоразительно!
Isn't that astounding?
We were astounded.
ruМы были изумлены.
I was astounded.
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to astonish, bewilder or dazzle:
Русский
By meaning 1
to astonish, bewilder or dazzle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to astonish, bewilder or dazzle:
Origin
From Middle English astouned, astoned, astuned, past participle of astounen, astonen, astuFrom Middle English astouned, astoned, astuned, past participle of astounen, astonen, astunen (“to astonish”). More at astonish.
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Forms
astounds, astounding, astounded, astoundedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle