amaze
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a·maze
(ə-māz′)v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es
v.tr.
1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.
2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.
v.intr.
To cause great wonder or astonishment: a sight that amazes.
n.
Amazement; wonder.
[From Middle English masen, to bewilder, and from amased, bewildered (from Old English āmasod), both from Old English āmasian, to bewilder : ā-, intensive pref. + *masian, to confuse.]
a·maz′ed·ly (ə-mā′zĭd-lē) adv.
a·maz′ed·ness n.
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amaze
(əˈmeɪz)vb (tr)
1. to fill with incredulity or surprise; astonish
2. an obsolete word for bewilder
n
an archaic word for amazement
[Old English āmasian]
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a•maze
(əˈmeɪz)v. a•mazed, a•maz•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly.
2. Obs. to bewilder; perplex.
v.i. 3. to cause astonishment or amazement: a show that delights and amazes.
n. 4. Archaic. amazement.
[before 1000; Middle English amasen, Old English āmasian to confuse]
a•maz′ed•ly, adv.
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amaze
, surprise - Amaze once meant "alarm, terrify," but now means "astonish"; surprise means "meet with suddenly or without warning."See also related terms for suddenly.
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amaze
Past participle: amazed
Gerund: amazing
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| Verb | 1. |  amaze - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"dazzle - 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" |
| 2. |  amaze - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, baffle, puzzle, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" |
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amaze
verb astonish, surprise, shock, stun, alarm, stagger, startle, bewilder, astound, daze, confound, stupefy, flabbergast, bowl someone over (informal), boggle someone's mind, dumbfound He amazed us with his knowledge of local history.
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amaze
verbnoun
The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding:
Archaic: admiration, dread.
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Translations
يُدْهِشُيُذْهِل، يُدْهِش
ohromit
forbløffeforbavse
ällistyttää
zapanjiti
vekja furîu
驚かせる
놀라게 하다
apstulbintinuostabanuostabuspriblokštistebinantis
izbrīnītpārsteigt
biti osupelosupniti
förbluffa
ทำให้ประหลาดใจ
şaşırtmakhayrete düşürmek
làm kinh ngạc
amaze
[əˈmeɪz] VT → pasmar, asombrarto be amazed (at) → quedar pasmado (de)
I was amazed that I managed to do it → estaba asombrado de haberlo conseguido
you amaze me! → ¡me admiras!, ¡me dejas patidifuso!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
amaze
[əˈmeɪz] vt (= astonish) → stupéfierit amazed us to discover that ... → nous avons été stupéfaits de découvrir que ...
to amaze sb with sth → stupéfier qn avec qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
amaze
vt → erstaunen, in Erstaunen (ver)setzen; I was amazed to learn that … → ich war erstaunt zu hören, dass …, mit Erstaunen hörte ich, dass …; to be amazed at something → über etw (acc) → erstaunt or verblüfft sein, sich über etw (acc) → wundern; you don’t know that, you amaze me! → Sie wissen das nicht, das wundert mich aber; no, really? you amaze me (iro) → nein wirklich? da bin ich aber erstaunt or Sie setzen mich in Erstaunen; it amazes me to think that only two years ago … → es ist erstaunlich, wenn ich denke, dass erst vor zwei Jahren …; it amazes me that he doesn’t fall → ich finde es erstaunlich, dass er nicht fällt
vi his generosity never fails or ceases to amaze → seine Großzügigkeit versetzt einen immer wieder in Erstaunen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
amaze
(əˈmeiz) verb to surprise greatly. I was amazed at his stupidity.
aˈmazement noun great surprise. To my amazement, he had never heard of her.
aˈmazing adjectivean amazing sight.
aˈmazingly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
amaze
→ يُدْهِشُ ohromit forbløffe erstaunen καταπλήσσω asombrar ällistyttää émerveiller zapanjiti sbalordire 驚かせる 놀라게 하다 verbazen forbløffe zdumieć espantar изумлять förbluffa ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşırtmak làm kinh ngạc 使吃惊Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
amaze
vt. asombrar, maravillar, pasmar.
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