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# amazing

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

«amazing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very surprising and wonderful; causing great wonder or surprise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#m1)
2. (informal) Very good, excellent (an amazing film). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#m2)
3. -ing form of «amaze»: surprising someone greatly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amazing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amazing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amazing.html) on Mova free.