Astound Definition
ə-stound
astounded, astounding, astounds
verb
astounded, astounding, astounds
To astonish and bewilder.
American Heritage
To bewilder with sudden surprise; astonish greatly; amaze.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Amazed; astonished.
Webster's New World
(obsolete) Stunned; astounded; astonished.
Wiktionary
Origin of Astound
From Middle English astouned, astoned, astuned, past participle of astounen, astonen, astunen (“to astonish”).
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English astoned past participle of astonen to amaze astonish
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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