astonish
Syllables: as·ton·ishUK/əˈstɒnɪʃ//əˈstɑnɪʃ/
astonish verb: to surprise greatly.
Verb
astonish (third-person singular simple present astonishes, present participle astonishing, simple past and past participle astonished)
- To surprise greatly.
- "I have no right to give my opinion," said Wickham, "as to his being agreeable or otherwise. I am not qualified to form one. I have known him too long and too well to be a fair judge. It is impossible for me to be impartial. But I believe your opinion of him would in general astonish — and perhaps...1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- astound, flabbergast, surprise, astony, floor
astonish meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
astonish in Marathi
- to surprise, astound, flabbergast
- चकित ċakit, आश्चर्यचकित āścaryaċakit
astonish in Urdu
- حیرت میں ڈالنا
astonish in Bengali
- বিস্মিত করা, অবাক করা
astonish in Malayalam
- അതിശയിപ്പിക്കുക, അത്ഭുതപ്പെടുത്തുക
More languagesFewer languages
- astonish in Kannada
- ತೆಕ್ಕನೆವೋಗು, ಅಚ್ಚರಿಗೊಳ್ಳು, ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸು, ಬೆರಗುಗೊಳಿಸು
- astonish in Arabic
- أَذْهَلَ ʔaḏhala
- astonish in Indonesian
- mengesima
Synonyms of astonish
Forms of astonish
| third-person singular present | astonishes |
|---|---|
| present participle | astonishing |
| past participle | astonished |
| past | astonished |
Origin of astonish
Probably an alteration (due to words ending in -ish: abolish, banish, cherish, establish, furnish, etc.) of earlier astony, astone, astun (“to astonish, stun”), from Middle English astoneyen, astonen (“to stun, astonish”), variant of stonen, stoneyen (“to stun, astonish”) prefixed with a-. However, compare Old French estonir, a rare variant of estoner (“to stun, astonish”).
Words formed from astonish
Questions about astonish
- What does astonish mean?
- Astonish means to surprise greatly.
- What is astonish in Marathi?
- Astonish in Marathi is चकित (ċakit), आश्चर्यचकित (āścaryaċakit). See Astonish meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is astonish?
- Astonish is a verb.
- How do you pronounce astonish?
- Astonish is pronounced /əˈstɒnɪʃ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of astonish?
- The past tense of astonish is astonished.
Words near astonish in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: astonish (page history and authors); astonish (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astonish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astonish (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astonish (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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