Astound
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈstaʊnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Astound is a verb meaning To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
Meaning
To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Stunned; astounded; astonished.
Example Sentences
[…] his hollow eyne Lookt deadly dull, and stared as astound;
For some Moments the Esquire stood astound, he rubb’d his Eyes, look’d on his Sister, stared at the Maid:
1637, John Milton, Comus, London: Humphrey Robinson, p. 8, These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The vertuous mind […]
The yell which Isaac raised at this unfeeling communication made the very vault to ring, and astounded the two Saracens so much that they let go their hold of the Jew.
Word Forms
- astounds
- astounding
- astounded
Synonyms for astound
Depending on context, synonyms include amaze, astonish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include astonish, amaze, stun, bewitch, stonish, astony.
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