place S-ff (         ) : I’ve

placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first.

► asterisk

verb : [VN] I’ve asterisked the tasks I want you to do first.

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astern /a'stain; NAmE a'st3irn/ oc/v. (technical A ip) 1 in, at or towards the back part of a ship or boat M; [o]|pM 2 if a ship or boat is moving astern, it is moving backwards ( Jjtis ) ftls

as ter oid /'sestaroid/ noun any one of the many small planets which go around the sun /Mill

asthma /'aesma; NAmE ‘aezma/ zioiv/i [U] a medical condi­tion of the chest that makes breathing difficult H Ur ; b#p^: a severe asthma attack

asth mat ic /aes'maetik; NAmE aez'maetik/ noun a person who suffers from asthma nil®,®,#;       ► asth­matic ad/.: asthmatic patients  0 an asthmatic

attack

astig ma tism /a'stigmatizam/ noun [U] a fault in the shape of a person’s eye that prevents them from seeing clearly

Asti Spumante /.aesti spui'maentei; spjui'maenti/ noun [U] a light sparkling wine (= one with bubbles in) from the Asti region of Italy ( FlrM

as ton ish /a'stDmJ’; NAmE a'stain-/ verb to surprise sb very much A ^ if ; A A   ^ it

Hn amaze o note at surprise :     [VN] The news

astonished everyone.     A % A ft if o 0 She

astonished us by saying she was leaving.

A$111 AAIAmTo o [VN (that)] It astonishes me (that) he could be so thoughtless.

aston ished /a'stnmj't; NAmE a'stain-/ adj. ~ (to find/hear/learn/see sth) | ~ (at/by sth/sb) | ~ (that ... )

very surprised l£5ij A if; PCT71 amazed • He was astonished to learn he’d won the competition, f&nf , SSKIffttKif „ 0 My parents looked aston­ished at my news. ffiJtAft$

if 0 o She seemed astonished (that) I had never been to Paris.  0 The

helicopter landed before our astonished eyes.

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aston ish ing /a'stnniXirj; NAmE a'stain-/ adj. very surprising; difficult to believe A A A iA IsC if frA {£ A AA1&W tf};        lM 1l ft (ft Pnfl amazing : She ran

100m in an astonishing 10.9 seconds. M1U I^Aift 10.9 # 13US ^ T 100 A o 0 I find it absolutely astonishing that you didn’t like it. A M- , $ lil 3\ 1$. \iX § fjg 0 ► as ton ish ing ly adv. :  Jack took the news astonish­

ingly weii. *&amemmn*$#•„ o Astonishingly, a crowd of several thousands turned out to hear him. AAA5H$l?#JiWJlAAAiJ/rimi$a

aston ish ment /a'stnnijinant; NAmE a'stain-/ noun [U] a feeling of very great surprise if ;       #

ETT1 amazement :        To my utter astonishment, she

remembered my name. M ^ iB f§ ifc W £ ^, l£$t7f WW. if „ o He stared in astonishment at the stranger, itfe

as tound /a'staund/ verb [VN] to surprise or shock sb very much {<£ ft $ ; fi£ A % HTfl astonish :  His

arrogance astounded her.       o She was

astounded by his arrogance. fiktftfifclfo note at SURPRISE

as tound ed /a1 staundid/ adj. ~ (to find, learn, see, etc. sth) | ~ (at/by sth) | ~ (that ... ) very surprised or shocked by sth, because it seems very unlikely [ji IiJ ft {ft; A ^ (ft tyn astonished :        an astounded

expression Atfe - 't^(ft Alf 0 How can you say that? I’m absolutely astounded,        ift A IP # i£ ? & M A

)3lt0 o I was astounded to see her appear from the house, ffcAA, A  <> She looked

astounded at the news.  0 The

doctors were astounded (that) he survived. E A 111 A

astound ing /a'staundirj/ adj. so surprising that it is difficult to believe 4* A ft $ fill ; f A Av.tK (ft