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Webster 1913 Edition
Astound
As-tound′
,Adj.
Stunned; astounded; astonished.
[Archaic]
Spenser.
Thus Ellen, dizzy and
As sudden ruin yawned around.
astound
.As sudden ruin yawned around.
Sir W. Scott.
As-tound′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Astounded
, [Obs.]
Astound
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Astounding
.] [See ]
Astound
, Adj.
1.
To stun; to stupefy.
No puissant stroke his senses once
astound
. Fairfax.
2.
To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear.
These thoughts may startle well, but not
The virtuous mind.
astound
The virtuous mind.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Astound
ASTOUND'
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
astound
astound
English
Verb
astound (third-person singular simple present astounds, present participle astounding, simple past and past participle astounded)
Translations
to astonish, bewilder or dazzle
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Derived terms
Adjective
astound (comparative more astound, superlative most astound)
- (obsolete) Stunned; astounded; astonished.
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