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astonish

/əˈstɒnɪʃ/ /əˈstɑnɪʃ/

Meanings
verb
To surprise greatly.

Examples :

"The unexpected snowstorm astonished everyone in the neighborhood. "
sensation emotion mind

Related Words

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neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

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snowstorm noun

/ˈsnəʊstɔːm/

Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.

"The snowstorm made it impossible to drive to work, so I stayed home. "

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greatly adverb

/ˈɡɹeɪtli/

To a great extent or degree.

"Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

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unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

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astonished verb

/əˈstɒnɪʃt/ /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

To surprise greatly.

"The unexpected announcement of a school holiday astonished everyone. "

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surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

Something unexpected.

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."