astound
astound
Definition
as·tound (ə sto̵und′)
transitive verb
to bewilder with sudden surprise; astonish greatly; amaze
Etymology: < ME astouned, astoned, pp. of astonien, astonish
adjective
Old Poet. amazed; astonished
as·tound′·ing adjective
as·tound′·ingly adverb
astound
Synonyms
astound
Usage Examples
Subject
- number: Coach Bernard Laporte revealed he was astounded by the number of congratulatory messages he had received from fans.
Object
- feat: This astounding feat is repeated with the second spectator's queen!
- discovery: Who or what is helping us to make the astounding discoveries which are changing our view of the universe?
- audience: Thumb tips can be used to astound even the most hardened audience.
- beauty: Again I was struck by the region's astounding natural beauty.
- success: Warp's astounding success can be attributed to the way they conduct business.
- array: E very week in the UK, thousands of people are buying an astounding array of goods at unbelievable prices!
Used with why or when
- when: Walking toward him, they offered a greeting and were astounded when the figure ' slowly faded away ' .
Infinitive complement
- discover: When I eventually met him in real life, I was astounded to discover that he was quite eloquent.
- hear: We were astounded to hear from our young, trendy ( sad about his fake leather jacket!
- see: Alan was astounded to see such a slow uptake among innovators.
- learn: He was then astounded to learn that the composer was in fact a seaside theater organist by the name of Percy Whitlock.
- find: However, the couple are astounded to find out that both of their babies are healthy.
- read: And I was astounded to read the other week that they had won a place through the back door and into the Premiership.
Modifying Another Word
- frankly: And I'm frankly astounded by how many people on here are younger than me!
- truly: Some of the imagery taken from Iraq is truly astounding.
- absolutely: I am absolutely astounded to see the Argentine duo land at Upton Park.
- utterly: I backed it off and settled down to my usual cruising speed of 65 but was utterly astounded with such an amazing transformation.
- visually: Enter a visually astounding world with more than 5 hours of beautiful cinematics.
- quite: I was quite astounded at just how computer literate they were.
astound Quotes
These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind, that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion conscience.
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