astonished
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astonished — adj. 1) greatly, very much astonished 2) astonished at, by (they were astonished at/by the news of his escape) 3) astonished + inf. (I was astonished to learn of his divorce) 4) astonished that + clause (she was astonished that he had survived) * … Combinatory dictionary
astonished — a|ston|ished [ ə stanıʃt ] adjective * very surprised about something that you did not expect: Mike gave a sudden snort of astonished laughter. astonished at: Elizabeth was astonished at her sister s courage. astonished that: Claire seemed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
astonished */ — UK [əˈstɒnɪʃt] / US [əˈstɑnɪʃt] adjective very surprised about something that you did not expect Mike gave a sudden snort of astonished laughter. astonished at: Elizabeth was astonished at her sister s courage. astonished that: Claire seemed… … English dictionary
Astonished — Astonish As*ton ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [ e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
astonished — as|ton|ished [əˈstɔnıʃt US əˈsta: ] adj very surprised about something = ↑amazed astonished to see/find/hear/learn etc ▪ We were astonished to find the temple still in its original condition. astonished by/at ▪ I was astonished by the result.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
astonished — adjective very surprised about something: We climbed out of the hole, right in front of two astonished policemen. | astonished that: The man seemed astonished that anyone would want to buy the house. | astonished to see/hear/find etc: We were… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
astonished — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ absolutely, quite PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
astonished — [[t]əstɒ̱nɪʃt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/at n, ADJ to inf, ADJ that If you are astonished by something, you are very surprised about it. I was astonished by his stupidity... They were astonished to find the driver was a six year old boy … English dictionary
astonished — un·astonished; … English syllables
astonished — [əˈstɒnɪʃt] adj very surprised We were astonished to hear that she d lost her job.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
