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be astonished atto be extremely surprised or amazed by something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to be extremely surprised or amazed by something

Pronunciation (IPA): /bi əˈstɑːnɪʃt æt/

Korean meaning: ~에 매우 놀라다, ~에 경악하다

Korean pronunciation: 비 어**스**터니쉬트 앳

Example Sentences

  • He was astonished at the price increase of his favorite coffee.
  • I was astonished at my grandmother's ability to text faster than me.
  • The students were astonished at the professor's announcement of no final exam.

be astonished at

NOUN

//bi əˈstɑːnɪʃt æt//

to be extremely surprised or amazed by something

be astonished at concept
💡 Concept

to be extremely surprised or amazed by something

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bi əˈstɑːnɪʃt æt/
🇬🇧 UK/biː əˈstɒnɪʃt æt/

🌳Etymology

Rootastonish
Suffix--ed

Origin

라틴어에서 온 'astonish'는 원래 '천둥에 맞다'라는 뜻이었습니다. 천둥에 맞으면 깜짝 놀라는 것처럼, 엄청난 충격을 받아 놀라는 상태를 표현하게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

accomplishedpolisheddemolished
accomplished
polished
demolished

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📝Examples

He was astonished at the price increase of his favorite coffee.

😄 Fun example

I was astonished at my grandmother's ability to text faster than me.

😄 Fun example

The students were astonished at the professor's announcement of no final exam.

We were astonished at how quickly the delivery arrived in just 10 minutes.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

be amazed atbe surprised atbe shocked atbe stunned by

Antonyms

be unsurprised atexpectanticipate

Related

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