be surprised or astonished
1surprised — sur|prised W2S2 [səˈpraızd US sər ] adj having a feeling of surprise ▪ He looked surprised to see Cassie standing by the front door. surprised at/by ▪ We were greatly surprised at the news. surprised (that) ▪ She was surprised that no one was… …
2Astonished — Astonish As*ton ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [ e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound},… …
3astonished — a|ston|ished [ ə stanıʃt ] adjective * very surprised about something that you did not expect: Mike gave a sudden snort of astonished laughter. astonished at: Elizabeth was astonished at her sister s courage. astonished that: Claire seemed… …
4astonished */ — UK [əˈstɒnɪʃt] / US [əˈstɑnɪʃt] adjective very surprised about something that you did not expect Mike gave a sudden snort of astonished laughter. astonished at: Elizabeth was astonished at her sister s courage. astonished that: Claire seemed… …
5astonished — as|ton|ished [əˈstɔnıʃt US əˈsta: ] adj very surprised about something = ↑amazed astonished to see/find/hear/learn etc ▪ We were astonished to find the temple still in its original condition. astonished by/at ▪ I was astonished by the result.… …
6astonished — adjective very surprised about something: We climbed out of the hole, right in front of two astonished policemen. | astonished that: The man seemed astonished that anyone would want to buy the house. | astonished to see/hear/find etc: We were… …
7astonished — [[t]əstɒ̱nɪʃt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/at n, ADJ to inf, ADJ that If you are astonished by something, you are very surprised about it. I was astonished by his stupidity... They were astonished to find the driver was a six year old boy …
8surprised — adjective taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment (Freq. 15) surprised by her student s ingenuity surprised that he remembered my name a surprised expression • Ant: ↑unsurprised • Similar to: ↑ …
9astonished — [əˈstɒnɪʃt] adj very surprised We were astonished to hear that she d lost her job.[/ex] …
10astonished — adjective filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock (Freq. 4) an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral astounded viewers wept at… …
