astound

a·stound

A0484000 (ə-stound′)tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise.

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[From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, to amaze; see astonish.]

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a·stound′ing·ly adv.

astound

(əˈstaʊnd) vb (tr) to overwhelm with amazement and wonder; bewilder[C17: from astoned amazed, from Old French estoné, from estoner to astonish]

as•tound

(əˈstaʊnd)

v.t. 1. to overwhelm with amazement; shock with wonder or surprise; astonish. adj. 2. Archaic. astonished; astounded. [1275–1325; Middle English astoun(e)d, past participle of astonen to astonish]

astound

Past participle: astounded
Gerund: astounding

Imperative
astound
astound

Present
I astound
you astound
he/she/it astounds
we astound
you astound
they astound

Preterite
I astounded
you astounded
he/she/it astounded
we astounded
you astounded
they astounded

Present Continuous
I am astounding
you are astounding
he/she/it is astounding
we are astounding
you are astounding
they are astounding

Present Perfect
I have astounded
you have astounded
he/she/it has astounded
we have astounded
you have astounded
they have astounded

Past Continuous
I was astounding
you were astounding
he/she/it was astounding
we were astounding
you were astounding
they were astounding

Past Perfect
I had astounded
you had astounded
he/she/it had astounded
we had astounded
you had astounded
they had astounded

Future
I will astound
you will astound
he/she/it will astound
we will astound
you will astound
they will astound

Future Perfect
I will have astounded
you will have astounded
he/she/it will have astounded
we will have astounded
you will have astounded
they will have astounded

Future Continuous
I will be astounding
you will be astounding
he/she/it will be astounding
we will be astounding
you will be astounding
they will be astounding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been astounding
you have been astounding
he/she/it has been astounding
we have been astounding
you have been astounding
they have been astounding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been astounding
you will have been astounding
he/she/it will have been astounding
we will have been astounding
you will have been astounding
they will have been astounding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been astounding
you had been astounding
he/she/it had been astounding
we had been astounding
you had been astounding
they had been astounding

Conditional
I would astound
you would astound
he/she/it would astound
we would astound
you would astound
they would astound

Past Conditional
I would have astounded
you would have astounded
he/she/it would have astounded
we would have astounded
you would have astounded
they would have astounded

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

astound - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"amaze, astonishdazzle - amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"

astound

verb amaze, surprise, overwhelm, astonish, stagger, bewilder, daze, confound, stupefy, stun, take your breath away, boggle the mind, dumbfound, flabbergast (informal) He used to astound us with feats of physical endurance.

astound

verbTo impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual:amaze, astonish, awe, startle, surprise.Idioms: catch unawares, take aback.

Translations

使震惊

astound

(ˈəstaund) verb to make (someone) very surprised. I was astounded to hear of his imprisonment. 使震驚 使震惊aˈstounding adjectivean astounding piece of news. 令人震驚的 使人震惊的