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amazed

/əˈmeɪzd/

amazed adjective: astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by). Also the simple past and past participle of amaze.

Adjective

amazed (comparative more amazed, superlative most amazed)

  1. Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
    • I am amazed at your passionate wordsc. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
    • I am amazed with matter1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Also used as

amazed is also the simple past and past participle of amaze.

amazed meaning in Indonesian and Thai

amazed in Indonesian

astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder
tertakjub

amazed in Thai

astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder
ทึ่ง tʉ̂ng

Examples of amazed in a sentence

  • He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.
  • The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.
  • After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.

All 40 example sentences with amazed

Forms of amazed

comparativemore amazed
superlativemost amazed

Words formed from amazed

Words that rhyme with amazed

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Questions about amazed

What does amazed mean?
Amazed means astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
What is amazed in Indonesian?
Amazed in Indonesian is tertakjub. See Amazed meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is amazed?
Amazed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce amazed?
Amazed is pronounced /əˈmeɪzd/.

Words near amazed in the dictionary

  1. amays
  2. amaz'd
  3. amazake
  4. amaze
  5. amazeballs
  6. amazed
  7. amazedly
  8. amazedness
  9. amazeful
  10. amazement
  11. amazements

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