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astound

[ uh-stound ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.


adjective

  1. Archaic. astonished; astounded.

astound

/ əˈ²õ³Ù²¹ÊŠ²Ô»å /

verb

  1. tr to overwhelm with amazement and wonder; bewilder
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²õ·³Ù´Ç³Ü²Ô»åm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of astound1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English astoun(e)d, past participle of astonen, variant of astonyen “to thunder.†See astonish
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of astound1

C17: from astoned amazed, from Old French ±ð²õ³Ù´Ç²Ôé, from estoner to astonish
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This led to a humbling moment, when at 35 she was dressed in full Snow cosplay and heard an astounded little girl declare that she couldn’t possibly be the heroine because she was “so old.â€

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He was horrified by what he found: "The conditions he was living in were appalling. I was absolutely astounded."

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When Piper tells her parents she intends to spend a year at the monastery she initially purported to simply be visiting, an astounded Victoria blurts, “You want to move to Taiwan?â€

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When combining fennel in all of its disparate forms — raw, clean and punchy; gentle and soft and savory; bright and herbal and anise-centric — you can land on a dish that is astounding.

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"This is absolutely astounding," Tazewell said from the stage, notably wearing a suit that put most other suits in the audience to shame.

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