astonish
verb (used with object)
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze.
has astonished
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present perfectof astonish (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Israeli officials and soldiers who have recently been in Hamas’s tunnels say the scope, depth and quality of the system built by Hamas has astonished them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
The 240 square kilometers of regularly spaced icefish nests, east of the Antarctic Peninsula, has astonished marine ecologists.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 13, 2022
Curry has so obliterated the usual dimensions of the court that he has astonished his own team.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2016
"The extent of the rage has astonished me and upset me very much," gallery owner Liza Essers said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2012
With this he can’t go wrong, and will, without doubt, if he stick to it, command the musical world of the future as surely as he has astonished that of to-day.
From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies
