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astonish could mean surprised or happy like : the girl was astonished when she saw th flowers
Astonished means very much surprised. This student was astonished to discover that the teacher knew this sentence had been plagiarized.
The past tense of "astonish" is "astonished."
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Astonished is the past tense of astonish. eg She astonished me with that wild comment
The word astonished is an adjective.
No, it is not. The word astonishment is a noun, a state of surprise, awe, or incredulity.The past participle of the verb to astonish, astonished, may be used as an adjective.
Astonish is a verb and cannot be used to describe a person. Adjectives describe people. The past participle (astonished) and present participle (astonishing) can be used as adjectives. Examples: an astonished expression an astonishing finish to the game
The abstract noun forms for the verb to astonish are astonishment and the gerund, astonishing.
if something 'knocked my socks off', it astonished me. that's the only phrase i recall. later :)
impressed, surprised, and astonished are sinonyms for amazed flabbergasted