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astounds

astounds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of astound.

Meaning of astound

Verb

astound (third-person singular simple present astounds, present participle astounding, simple past and past participle astounded)

  1. To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
    • These thoughts may startle well, but not astound
      The vertuous mind […]1637, John Milton, Comus, London: Humphrey Robinson, p. 8

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Questions about astounds

What is astounds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Astounds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of astound.

Words near astounds in the dictionary

  1. astoundeth
  2. astounding
  3. astoundingly
  4. astoundingness
  5. astoundment
  6. astounds
  7. ASTQB
  8. astr
  9. astr-
  10. Astra Planeta
  11. astrachan

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