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amaze

(əmeɪz)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense amazes, present participle amazing, past tense, past participle amazed
verb
If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
He amazed us by his knowledge of Welsh history. [VERB noun]
The Riverside Restaurant promises a variety of food that never ceases to amaze! [VERB]
[Also it V n that/wh]
Synonyms: astonish, surprise, shock, stun More Synonyms of amaze
amazed adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
He said most of the cast was amazed by the play's success. [+ by]
I was amazed to learn she was still writing her stories.
She is amazed that people still risk travelling without insurance.
Synonyms: astonished, surprised, stunned, staggered More Synonyms of amaze

amaze in British English

(əˈmeɪz)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to fill with incredulity or surprise; astonish
2.  an obsolete word for bewilder
noun
3.  an archaic word for amazement
Word origin
Old English āmasian

amaze in American English

(əˈmeɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: aˈmazed or aˈmazing
1. 
to fill with great surprise or sudden wonder; astonish
2.  Obsolete
to bewilder
noun
3.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
amazement
SIMILAR WORDS:  surˈprise
Derived forms
amazedly (aˈmazedly) (əˈmeɪzɪdli)
adverb
amazing (aˈmazing)
adjective
amazingly (aˈmazingly)
adverb
Word origin
ME (only in pp. amased) < OE āmasian: < ā-, a-2 + base akin to Norw masast, to fall asleep, Swed mos, sluggish, sleepy

Examples of 'amaze' in a sentence
amaze

I am amazed by people questioning the quality of recruitment.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Continuing with the small stuff, you would be amazed how much difference changing your light bulbs can make.
The Sun (2016)
 People are quite amazed by what I can do.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I'm amazed that people do that.
The Sun (2016)
Whereas before they were amazed at how much I could drink.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
You'd be amazed how many people don't.
The Sun (2016)
He said: 'I was amazed.
The Sun (2017)
Given his bitter experience with England, it always amazed me how much time he was willing to give to the media.
The Sun (2017)
 People were amazed to see that he was in perfect health of body and soul.
Christianity Today (2000)
You will be amazed how much brighter they shine.
The Sun (2016)
We were amazed to learn that this facility does not exist any more.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet the company continues to surprise and amaze.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We are all still amazed by that.
The Sun (2008)
 People are constantly amazed at the power contained within this simple act.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
It still amazes me how much time he had for me.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But four months on he has amazed doctors by learning to walk and talk again.
The Sun (2010)
Kit is still amazed he landed such a role.
The Sun (2014)
Most people would be amazed if this turns out to have been an accident.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
How lucky we are to live in a world with so much to amaze us.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Barley is still amazed at his success.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It amazes me that people in our society are stooping so low for their own financial gain.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But you will be amazed how much better you get in a few weeks.
The Sun (2007)
He is still amazed at how the actor transformed his body and his mind for the exhausting role.
The Sun (2015)
The people there were amazed to see two lights from our head torches coming out of the forest.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some of what you do and decide will amaze people but those who care about you will understand.
The Sun (2011)
But he is amazed to learn he has a teenage son who has been brought up miles from civilisation.
The Sun (2008)
You'll be amazed what you learn.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You'll be asked a love question that amazes as much as it pleases you.
The Sun (2013)
Most women will be utterly amazed to learn that this wasn't always the case.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
What amazes me still is the behaviour of the other mothers, not my own comparative neglect.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He said: 'I was amazed that we live so close.
The Sun (2008)
He told officers he was'absolutely surprised and amazed'.
The Sun (2014)

In other languages
amaze

British English: amaze /əˈmeɪz/ VERB
If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
He amazed us with his knowledge of ancient history.
  • American English: amaze
  • Arabic: يُدْهِشُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: espantar
  • Chinese: 使吃惊
  • Croatian: zapanjiti
  • Czech: ohromit
  • Danish: forbløffe
  • Dutch: verbazen
  • European Spanish: asombrar admirar
  • Finnish: ällistyttää
  • French: émerveiller
  • German: erstaunen
  • Greek: καταπλήσσω
  • Italian: sbalordire
  • Japanese: 驚かせる
  • Korean: 놀라게 하다
  • Norwegian: forbløffe
  • Polish: zdumieć
  • European Portuguese: espantar
  • Romanian: a uimi
  • Russian: изумлять
  • Latin American Spanish: asombrar
  • Swedish: förbluffa
  • Thai: ทำให้ประหลาดใจ
  • Turkish: şaşırtmak
  • Ukrainian: дивувати
  • Vietnamese: làm kinh ngạc

Chinese translation of 'amaze'

amaze

(əˈmeɪz)

vt

  1. 使惊(驚)讶(訝) (shǐ jīngyà)
    to be amazed (at/by/that ... ) (对(對)/被 ... )惊(驚)讶(訝) ((duì/bèi ... ) jīngyà)
(verb) 
Definition
to fill with surprise
He amazed us with his knowledge of local history.
Synonyms
astonish
Her dedication astonishes me.
surprise
We'll solve the case ourselves and surprise everyone.
shock
Relief workers were shocked by what they saw.
stun
Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.
alarm
We could not see what had alarmed him.
stagger
The whole thing staggers me.
startle
The telephone startled him.
bewilder
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
astound
He used to astound us with feats of physical endurance.
daze
We were dazed by the sheer size of the spectacle.
confound
For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.
stupefy
The aim is to shock, upset, stupefy, or just plain scare them.
flabbergast
bowl someone over (informal)
I was bowled over by India.
boggle someone's mind
dumbfound
The question dumbfounded him.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of alarm
Definition
to fill with fear
We could not see what had alarmed him.
Synonyms
frighten,
shock,
scare,
panic,
distress,
terrify,
startle,
rattle,
dismay,
daunt,
unnerve,
terrorize,
put the wind up (informal),
give (someone) a turn (informal),
scare the bejesus out of (informal),
make (someone's) hair stand on end
in the sense of astound
Definition
to overwhelm with amazement
He used to astound us with feats of physical endurance.
Synonyms
amaze,
surprise,
overwhelm,
astonish,
stagger,
bewilder,
daze,
confound,
stupefy,
stun,
take your breath away,
boggle the mind,
dumbfound,
flabbergast (informal)
in the sense of bewilder
Definition
to confuse utterly
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
Synonyms
confound,
surprise,
stun,
confuse,
puzzle,
baffle,
mix up,
daze,
perplex,
mystify,
stupefy,
befuddle,
flummox,
bemuse,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal)

Synonyms of 'amaze'

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