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astound

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verbadjective
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As a verb, astound means astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

Meanings of astound

3 meanings

verb

  1. To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

  2. Affect with wonder

    “Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!”

    Similar: amaze, astonish

adjective

  1. obsoleteStunned; astounded; astonished.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: affect with wonder
amazeastonish

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