astonish

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈstɒnɪʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈstɑnɪʃ/ Hyphenation: as‧ton‧ish === Verb === astonish (third-person singular simple present astonishes, present participle astonishing, simple past and past participle astonished) To surprise greatly. Synonyms: astound, flabbergast, surprise, astony (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====