Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS
  • UK:
    • IPA: /əˈmeɪz/

Definitioner

Verb

  1. (obsolete) To stupefy; to knock unconscious.
  2. (obsolete) To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.
  3. (obsolete) To terrify, to fill with panic.
  4. To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.
  5. (intransitive) To undergo amazement; to be astounded.

Substantiv

  1. (now poetic) Amazement, astonishment.

Exempel

  • a labyrinth to amaze his foes
  • [Fear] amazeth many men that are to speak or show themselves in public assemblies, or before some great personages […].
  • He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.
  • And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
  • Spain has long fallen from amazing Europe with her wit, to amusing them with the greatness of her Catholic credulity.
  • All in amaze he suddenly vp start / With sword in hand, and with the old man went [...].
  • Shattuck looked at him in amaze.
  • She took the proffered cheque and stared at it with puzzled amaze, dazed by her own behaviour.
  • You amaze me.

Böjningsformer

Perfektparticipamazed
Imperfektamazed
Presensparticipamazing
Tredje person singular indicativ presensamazes
Tredje person singular indicativ presensamazeth

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