amaze

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈmeɪz/

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Verb

Plain form amaze

Third-person singular amazes

Past tense amazed

Past participle amazed

Present participle amazing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you amaze somebody, you make them feel very surprised.
   • Synonyms: surpise and astonish

   It totally amazes me that he handles things as well as he does.

   She's busy amazing the crowd with the many tricks she knows.

   He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.

Related words

• amazingly
• amazement