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   astonish

   /əˈstɒnɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. surprise or impress (someone) greatly: "you never fail to astonish me"

   Word Origin early 16th century (as astonished, in the sense ‘stunned, bewildered, dismayed’): from obsolete astone ‘stun, stupefy’, from Old French estoner, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + tonare ‘to thunder’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASTONISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to surprise someone very much: I was astonished by how much she'd grown. What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind. Synonyms. amaze. astound. stagger (SHOCK) stun (SHOCK) Fewer examples. Her writing shows astonishing depth. His facility for languages is astonishing. Ellen's familiarity with pop music is astonishing.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › astonishAstonish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ASTONISH is to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise. How to use astonish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Astonish.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryASTONISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to surprise someone very much: I was astonished by how much she'd grown. What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind. Synonyms. amaze. astound. stagger (SHOCK) stun (SHOCK) Fewer examples. Her writing shows astonishing depth. His facility for languages is astonishing. Ellen's familiarity with pop music is astonishing.

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   Astonish definition: to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze. See examples of ASTONISH used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishASTONISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much. My news will astonish you. [VERB noun] Her dedication constantly astonishes me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: amaze, surprise, stun, stagger More Synonyms of astonish. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › astonishAstonish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To astonish is to amaze and astound. Remember that astonish means more than surprised. It carries with it a feeling of being truly impressed. Astonish derives from the Latin tonare 'thunder.' When you are astonished, you're thunderstruck. If you plan to astonish someone, you might say before hand, "Wait until you see this.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › astonishAstonish - definition of astonish by The Free Dictionary

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   Define astonish. astonish synonyms, astonish pronunciation, astonish translation, English dictionary definition of astonish. tr.v. as·ton·ished , as·ton·ish·ing , as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › astonishAstonish Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To fill with sudden wonder or great surprise; amaze. Webster's New World. Surprise, flabbergast. Wiktionary. Synonyms: astound. amaze. shock. surprise. startle. awe. stagger. petrify. perplex. paralyze. overwhelm. impress. floor. stun. flabbergast (jocular) Antonyms: calm. bore.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishastonish verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity. take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock someone: We were taken aback by her hostile reaction.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishASTONISH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    ASTONISH definition: to make someone very surprised: . Learn more.