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# amazing

«amazing» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (amazing, more amazing, most amazing); also -ing form of amaze (amaze, amazes, amazed, amazing); adverb: amazingly

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#m1)

2) (informal) Very good, excellent (an amazing film). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#m2)

3) -ing form of «amaze»: surprising someone greatly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday talk it is a very common word for praise: amazing work, an amazing trip. In writing lessons teachers ask for stronger, more exact adjectives than «amazing» and «nice» (astonishing, breathtaking, incredible, spectacular). In science, amazing facts are a hook — but check they are true. Phrases: absolutely amazing, it's amazing how/what, amazing grace.

### examples

- The fireworks were amazing! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#x1)
- You did an amazing job on your poster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#x2)
- It's amazing how fast a cheetah can run. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#x3)
- The view from the top was amazing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#x4)
- She has an amazing memory for numbers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#x5)
- Amazingly, the cat came home after two weeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#x6)
- Instead of «amazing», try «breathtaking» or «astonishing» in your story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#x7)
- The sixth time the King exclaimed, ‘It is amazing!’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#x8)

### note

«Amazing» (causing wonder) vs «amazed» (feeling wonder): The trick was amazing; I was amazed. Overusing «amazing» makes writing weaker — choose more exact words. Adverb: amazingly.

### In the corpora

- [A real bite gives nobody powers, but real spiders do have amazing versions of all three.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/148-spider-man-real-spider-senses-climbing-and-bites/1/)
- [Eagles are big birds of prey: hunters with hooked beaks, huge feet and amazing eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/323-eagles-golden-eagles-harpy-eagles-stellers-sea-eagles-and-eagle-eyes/0/)
- [Cartoons are fun because they bend the truth, but behind each one is a real animal with its own amazing story.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/396-cartoon-animals-put-right-scooby-doo-garfield-sonic-winnie-the-pooh-and-woody-woodpecker/1/)
- [wa («wah!», high and long) means wow, said just like in English when something is amazing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/30-street-chatter-wow-really-cool/12/)
- [Two days later she asks him, «Do you like drawing?» — he shows her a notebook of amazing robots.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/466-joining-a-game-and-the-shy-kid/27/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «amazing» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.