Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to astonish
Participle: astonished
Gerund: astonishing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | astonish |
| you | astonish |
| he;she;it | astonishes |
| we | astonish |
| you | astonish |
| they | astonish |
Perfect
| I | have astonished |
| you | have astonished |
| he;she;it | has astonished |
| we | have astonished |
| you | have astonished |
| they | have astonished |
Past
| I | astonished |
| you | astonished |
| he;she;it | astonished |
| we | astonished |
| you | astonished |
| they | astonished |
Pluperfect
| I | had astonished |
| you | had astonished |
| he;she;it | had astonished |
| we | had astonished |
| you | had astonished |
| they | had astonished |
Future
| I | will astonish |
| you | will astonish |
| he;she;it | will astonish |
| we | will astonish |
| you | will astonish |
| they | will astonish |
Future Perfect
| I | will have astonished |
| you | will have astonished |
| he;she;it | will have astonished |
| we | will have astonished |
| you | will have astonished |
| they | will have astonished |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | astonish |
| you | astonish |
| he;she;it | astonish |
| we | astonish |
| you | astonish |
| they | astonish |
Perfect
| I | have astonished |
| you | have astonished |
| he;she;it | have astonished |
| we | have astonished |
| you | have astonished |
| they | have astonished |
Imperfect
| I | astonished |
| you | astonished |
| he;she;it | astonished |
| we | astonished |
| you | astonished |
| they | astonished |
Pluperfect
| I | had astonished |
| you | had astonished |
| he;she;it | had astonished |
| we | had astonished |
| you | had astonished |
| they | had astonished |
Conditional
Present
| I | would astonish |
| you | would astonish |
| he;she;it | would astonish |
| we | would astonish |
| you | would astonish |
| they | would astonish |
Perfect
| I | would have astonished |
| you | would have astonished |
| he;she;it | would have astonished |
| we | would have astonished |
| you | would have astonished |
| they | would have astonished |
Imperative
| you | astonish |
| we | Let's astonish |
| you | astonish |
Verbs conjugated like 'astonish'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'astonish'
stonish,
admonish,
abolish,
adonise,
agonise,
asterisk,
astone,
astony,
atomise,
automise,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to will with wonder or suprise
- amaze, astound, suprise, wow
- astound
- amaze, stagger, shock, confound, stun, bewilder, daze, overwhelm
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1340,
astonien, from O.Fr.
estoner "to stun," from V.L.
*extonare, from L.
ex- "out" +
tonare "to thunder" (see thunder); so, lit. "to leave someone thunderstruck." The modern form (infl. by Eng. verbs in
-ish, e.g.
distinguish, diminish) is attested from c.1530.
2. Probably an alteration (due to words ending in -ish: abolish, banish, cherish, establish, furnish, etc.) of earlier astony, astone, astun (“to astonish, stun”), from Middle English astoneyen, astonen (“to stun, astonish”), variant of stonen, stoneyen (“to stun, astonish”) prefixed with a-. However, compare Old French estonir, a rare variant of estoner (“to stun, astonish”). See: Middle English '
astoneyen'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] read in my present state of existence. Thus, the vigour and perseverance with which I have for some months past been collecting materials for, and hammering away at, a new book on America has much astonished me; seeing that all that time my declaration has been perfectly well known to my publishers on both sides of the Atlantic, that no consideration on earth would induce me to write one. But what I [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ I am perfectly astonished, ” said George, pushing back his chair a pace or two, and looking at Madame de Thoux.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] are now seated around the social board, and are getting decidedly companionable; only that Cassy, who keeps little Eliza on her lap, occasionally squeezes the little thing, in a manner that rather astonishes her, and obstinately refuses to have her mouth stuffed with cake to the extent the little one desires,—alleging, what the child rather wonders at, that she has got something better than cake, and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)