amazes (verb)

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• amaze — verb ADVERB ▪ really ▪ His skill as a dancer really amazed me. ▪ still ▪ It still amazes me that people are willing to pay money for modern art. VERB + AMAZE …   Collocations dictionary

• amaze — verb this shy, gawky teenager gets on the stage and amazes everyone with the best Elvis impersonation of the evening Syn: astonish, astound, surprise, stun, stagger, shock, stupefy, awe, stop someone in their tracks, leave open mouthed, leave… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• amaze */ — UK [əˈmeɪz] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms amaze : present tense I/you/we/they amaze he/she/it amazes present participle amazing past tense amazed past participle amazed to surprise someone very much, especially by being very… …   English dictionary

• amaze — a|maze [ ə meız ] verb intransitive or transitive * to surprise someone very much, especially by being very impressive: These guys continue to amaze with their excellent music. what amazes me is that/it amazes me that: What amazes me is that they …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• amaze — [[t]əme͟ɪz[/t]] amazes, amazing, amazed VERB If something amazes you, it surprises you very much. [V n] He amazed us by his knowledge of Welsh history... The Riverside Restaurant promises a variety of food that never ceases to amaze! [Also it V n …   English dictionary

• Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… …   History of philosophy

• Roman De Salvo — (born 1965) is a contemporary American conceptual artist whose sculpture and installations utilize everyday objects and materials in inventive and unexpected ways. De Salvo s work combines his interest in craft, technology, language, and… …   Wikipedia

• amaze — [OE] Old English āmasian meant ‘stupefy’ or ‘stun’, with perhaps some reminiscences of an original sense ‘stun by hitting on the head’ still adhering to it. Some apparently related forms in Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish masa ‘be… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• amaze — [əˈmeɪz] verb [T] to surprise someone very much by being very impressive or unusual What amazes me is that they never get tired.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• amaze — [OE] Old English āmasian meant ‘stupefy’ or ‘stun’, with perhaps some reminiscences of an original sense ‘stun by hitting on the head’ still adhering to it. Some apparently related forms in Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish masa ‘be… …   Word origins