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Other 51Թ Forms
- astonishedly adverb
- unastonished adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of astonished1
First recorded in 1510–20, for an earlier sense; astonish + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective sense; astonish + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
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Mr Helberg said he was "astonished" to see the ship in front of his house and that it was "five metres" away from entering his bedroom.
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"I went to the window and was quite astonished to see a big ship," he added, in an interview with the Guardian.
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She applied to have the application fast-tracked due to ill health - and says she was "astonished" to learn of the charges.
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He said he was "absolutely astonished" that not only had he discovered this authentic version, but that, over the years, no-one seemed to know what they had and that it had been sold "for peanuts".
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Truly, I'm astonished by the volume of interest.
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