Meaning

2 senses
  1. Under the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.

  2. Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.

    The story left the children spellbound.

    gebannt, bezaubert

    очаро́ванныйočaróvannyj, зачаро́ванныйzačaróvannyj, заворо́женныйzavoróžennyj

    зачаро́ванийzačaróvanyj

More definitions
  • having your attention fixated as though by a spell

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Nan was spellbound by the violinist.

    deOma war von dem Violinisten ganz hingerissen.

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  2. I mean, I was spellbound the whole time.

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  3. They sat there in silence, as though spellbound by the music.

    deSie saßen schweigend dort wie verzaubert von der Musik.

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  4. I lie awake, spellbound by the magic of the full moon.

    deDie Magie des Vollmondes verzaubert mich und ich liege wach.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell:
Русский
By meaning 1
fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell:

Origin

From spell + bound.

From spell + bound.

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Forms

more spellbound, most spellbound
Comparativemore spellbound Lesson
Superlativemost spellbound Lesson

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedspellbind

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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