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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.

Amazement; wonder.

[From Middle Englishmasen,to bewilder, and fromamased,bewildered (from Old Englishāmasod), both from Old Englishāmasian,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 forbewilder

an archaic word foramazement

[Old Englishāmasian]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

4.Archaic. amazement.

[before 1000; Middle Englishamasen, Old Englishāmasian to confuse]

a•maz′ed•ly,adv.

amaze

,surprise - Amaze once meant "alarm, terrify," but now means "astonish"; surprise means "meet with suddenly or without warning."

amaze

Past participle:amazed
Gerund:amazing

Imperative
amaze
amaze

Present
I amaze
you amaze
he/she/it amazes
we amaze
you amaze
they amaze

Preterite
I amazed
you amazed
he/she/it amazed
we amazed
you amazed
they amazed

Present Continuous
I am amazing
you are amazing
he/she/it is amazing
we are amazing
you are amazing
they are amazing

Present Perfect
I have amazed
you have amazed
he/she/it has amazed
we have amazed
you have amazed
they have amazed

Past Continuous
I was amazing
you were amazing
he/she/it was amazing
we were amazing
you were amazing
they were amazing

Past Perfect
I had amazed
you had amazed
he/she/it had amazed
we had amazed
you had amazed
they had amazed

Future
I will amaze
you will amaze
he/she/it will amaze
we will amaze
you will amaze
they will amaze

Future Perfect
I will have amazed
you will have amazed
he/she/it will have amazed
we will have amazed
you will have amazed
they will have amazed

Future Continuous
I will be amazing
you will be amazing
he/she/it will be amazing
we will be amazing
you will be amazing
they will be amazing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been amazing
you have been amazing
he/she/it has been amazing
we have been amazing
you have been amazing
they have been amazing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been amazing
you will have been amazing
he/she/it will have been amazing
we will have been amazing
you will have been amazing
they will have been amazing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been amazing
you had been amazing
he/she/it had been amazing
we had been amazing
you had been amazing
they had been amazing

Conditional
I would amaze
you would amaze
he/she/it would amaze
we would amaze
you would amaze
they would amaze

Past Conditional
I would have amazed
you would have amazed
he/she/it would have amazed
we would have amazed
you would have amazed
they would have amazed

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Verb	1.	amaze - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" astonish,astound 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 stump,mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" 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" elude,escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

amaze

verbastonish,surprise,shock,stun,alarm,stagger,startle,bewilder,astound,daze,confound,stupefy,flabbergast,bowl someone over(informal),boggle someone's mind,dumbfoundHe amazed us with his knowledge of local history.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

amaze

verb

To impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual:

astonish,astound,awe,startle,surprise.

Idioms:catch unawares,take aback.

noun

The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding:

amazement,astonishment,awe,marvel,wonder,wonderment.

Archaic:admiration,dread.

Translations

يُدْهِشُيُذْهِل، يُدْهِش

ohromit

forbløffeforbavse

erstaunen frappieren verblüffen

εκπλήττω καταπλήσσω

asombrar pasmar

ällistyttää

ébahir émerveiller époustoufler étonner stupéfier

zapanjiti

vekja furîu

meravigliare sbalordire sbalorditivo sorprendente sorprendere

驚かせる

놀라게 하다

apstulbintinuostabanuostabuspriblokštistebinantis

izbrīnītpārsteigt

biti osupelosupniti

förbluffa

ทำให้ประหลาดใจ

şaşırtmakhayrete düşürmek

làm kinh ngạc

使吃惊使惊奇

amaze

[əˈmeɪz]VT →pasmar,asombrar
to be amazed (at) →quedar pasmado (de)
I was amazed that I managed to do it →estabaasombrado de haberloconseguido
you amaze me! →¡meadmiras!, ¡medejas 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) →stupéfier
it amazed us to discover that ... →nous avonsété stupéfaits dedécouvrir que ...
to amaze sb with sth →stupéfier qn avec qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

amaze

vt →erstaunen, inErstaunen (ver)setzen;I wasamazed to learn that … →ich warerstaunt zuhören, dass …, mitErstaunen hörte ich, dass …;to beamazed at something →überetw(acc) →erstauntorverblüfft sein, sich überetw(acc) →wundern;you don’t know that, youamaze me! →Siewissen dasnicht, daswundert mich aber;no, really? youamaze me(iro) →neinwirklich? da bin ich abererstauntor Siesetzen mich inErstaunen;itamazes me to think that only two years ago … →es isterstaunlich, wenn ichdenke, dass erst vor zweiJahren …;itamazes me that he doesn’t fall →ichfinde eserstaunlich, dass ernicht fällt

vihis generosity never failsor ceases toamaze →seineGroßzügigkeit versetzt einenimmer wieder inErstaunen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

amaze

[əˈmeɪz]vt →stupire,sbalordire
to be amazed (at) →esseresbalordito/a (da)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

amaze

(əˈmeiz) verb

to surprise greatly.I was amazed at his stupidity. verbaas يُذْهِل، يُدْهِش смайвам surpreender ohromitverblüffen forbavse; forbløffeεκπλήσσωasombrar hämmastama شگفت زده کردن؛ متحیر کردن ällistyästupéfier לְהַדהִים, לְהַפְלִיא चकित करना zapanjen elképeszt terkejut vekja furðusorprendere びっくりさせる 놀라다 priblokšti, apstulbinti pārsteigt; izbrīnīt terperanjatverbazenforbause,forbløffezdumiewać حیرانولsurpreender a uluiизумлять ohromiť osupniti zaprepastiti förbluffa ทำให้ประหลาดใจşaşırtmak, hayrete düşürmek 使驚奇 вражати ششدر رہ جانا hết sức ngạc nhiên使惊奇

aˈmazement noun

great surprise.To my amazement, he had never heard of her. verbasing ذُهُول، دَهْشَة изумявам surpresa ohromení, úžas die Verblüffung forbavselse; forbløffelseέκπληξηasombro hämmastus شگفتی؛ تعجب ällistysstupéfactionתדהמה अचम्भा zapanjenost meglepetés, elképedés takjub furða, undrunsorpresa 驚き 놀람 nuostaba pārsteigums; izbrīns ketidakpercayaanverbazingforbauselse,forundringzdumienie حیرانتیاsurpresa uluire, surprindereизумление úžas veliko začudenje čuđenje häpnad ความประหลาดใจhayret,şaşkınlık 驚奇 здивування حیرانی ، تحیر sự ngạc nhiên惊奇

aˈmazing adjective

an amazing sight. verbasende مُذْهِل، مُدْهِش удивителен surpreendente ohromující, úžasnýverblüffend forbavsende; forbløffende; utroligεκπληκτικόςasombroso hämmastav شگفت انگیز ällistyttävästupéfiant מַדהִים आश्चर्यजनक čudesan csodálatos menakjubkan stórfurðulegur, undraverður, ótrúlegursorprendente,stupefacente びっくりするような 놀랄 만한 nuostabus, stebinantis pārsteidzošs; apbrīnojams menakjubkanverbazendforbausende,forbløffende,utroligzdumiewający حیرانونکیsurpreendente uluitor, extraordinarизумительный úžasný osupljiv neverovatan häpnadsväckande, fantastisk น่าประหลาดใจşaşırtıcı 令人驚奇的 разючий, дивний حیران کن làm cho kinh ngạc令人惊异的

aˈmazingly adverb

verbasend بِصُورَة مُذْهِلَة أو مُدْهِشَه удивително surpreendentemente úžasněverblüffend forbavsende; forbløffende; utroligtεκπληκτικά, παραδόξωςasombrosamente,sorprendentemente hämmastavalt بطور شگفت انگیز ällistyttävästiétonnamment לְמַרבֶּה הַפּלִיאָה आश्चर्यजनक रूप से začudno bámulatosan secara menakjubkan furðulega, á undraverðan háttsorprendentemente 驚くほどに 놀랄만큼 nuostabiai pārsteidzoši; apbrīnojami mengagumkanverbazendforbløffende,utrolig nok zdumiewająco په حیرانیدونکی ډولsurpreendentemente (în mod) surprinzător изумительно úžasne presenetljivo čudesno häpnadsväckande, fantastiskt อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ şaşılacak bir şekilde 令人驚奇地 разюче, дивно حیران کن طور پر đáng kinh ngạc令人惊异地

amaze

→يُدْهِشُ ohromit forbløffeerstaunenκαταπλήσσωasombrar ällistyttääémerveiller zapanjitisbalordire 驚かせる 놀라게 하다verbazenforbløffezdumiećespantarизумлять förbluffa ทำให้ประหลาดใจşaşırtmak làm kinh ngạc使吃惊

amaze

vt. asombrar, maravillar, pasmar.

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