astonish

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈstɒnɪʃ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈstɑnɪʃ/

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• Hyphenation: as‧ton‧ish

Verb

Plain form astonish

Third-person singular astonishes

Past tense astonished

Past participle astonished

Present participle astonishing

1. If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you deeply.
   • Synonyms: surprise and astound

   The change astonished me.

   It astonished him that they felt they could not die.

   What astonishes me is that there are people who believe this stuff.

Related words

• astonishment