CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DUMBFOUND
PRESENT
Present
I dumbfound
you dumbfound
he/she/it dumbfounds
we dumbfound
you dumbfound
they dumbfound
Present continuous
I am dumbfounding
you are dumbfounding
he/she/it is dumbfounding
we are dumbfounding
you are dumbfounding
they are dumbfounding
Present perfect
I have dumbfounded
you have dumbfounded
he/she/it has dumbfounded
we have dumbfounded
you have dumbfounded
they have dumbfounded
Present perfect continuous
I have been dumbfounding
you have been dumbfounding
he/she/it has been dumbfounding
we have been dumbfounding
you have been dumbfounding
they have been dumbfounding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I dumbfounded
you dumbfounded
he/she/it dumbfounded
we dumbfounded
you dumbfounded
they dumbfounded
Past continuous
I was dumbfounding
you were dumbfounding
he/she/it was dumbfounding
we were dumbfounding
you were dumbfounding
they were dumbfounding
Past perfect
I had dumbfounded
you had dumbfounded
he/she/it had dumbfounded
we had dumbfounded
you had dumbfounded
they had dumbfounded
Past perfect continuous
I had been dumbfounding
you had been dumbfounding
he/she/it had been dumbfounding
we had been dumbfounding
you had been dumbfounding
they had been dumbfounding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will dumbfound
you will dumbfound
he/she/it will dumbfound
we will dumbfound
you will dumbfound
they will dumbfound
Future continuous
I will be dumbfounding
you will be dumbfounding
he/she/it will be dumbfounding
we will be dumbfounding
you will be dumbfounding
they will be dumbfounding
Future perfect
I will have dumbfounded
you will have dumbfounded
he/she/it will have dumbfounded
we will have dumbfounded
you will have dumbfounded
they will have dumbfounded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dumbfounding
you will have been dumbfounding
he/she/it will have been dumbfounding
we will have been dumbfounding
you will have been dumbfounding
they will have been dumbfounding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would dumbfound
you would dumbfound
he/she/it would dumbfound
we would dumbfound
you would dumbfound
they would dumbfound
Conditional continuous
I would be dumbfounding
you would be dumbfounding
he/she/it would be dumbfounding
we would be dumbfounding
you would be dumbfounding
they would be dumbfounding
Conditional perfect
I would have dumbfound
you would have dumbfound
he/she/it would have dumbfound
we would have dumbfound
you would have dumbfound
they would have dumbfound
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dumbfounding
you would have been dumbfounding
he/she/it would have been dumbfounding
we would have been dumbfounding
you would have been dumbfounding
they would have been dumbfounding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you dumbfound
we let´s dumbfound
you dumbfound
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
dumbfounded
Present Participle
dumbfounding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUMBFOUND»
Discover the use of
dumbfound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dumbfound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Family Book: Amazing Things to Do Together
Dumbfound. the. Family. with. Doodles. This is a fun way of using a little lateral
thinking: 1 Gather the family so that everyone can see this page, but cover the
page until everyone is ready, so that nobody gets a peek at these doodles before
...
2
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
He does not wish to dazzle or confound his friends, but only to make himself
understood— Crothers) <this sorrow . . . seemed to have confounded him beyond
all hope— Styron) Dumbfound tends to replace confound in casual and oral use
< l ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
3
The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
2. battle; brawl; clash; fight; grapple; jostle; make war; scuffle; skirmish; tussle;
war; wrestle. knock (me) down with a feather A moribund metaphor (see page 21)
. amaze; astonish; astound; awe; dazzle; dumbfound; flabbergast; overpower; ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
Dumbfound. They all let me down Shhh...Hush Not a sound Don't say you're sorry
Don't sayyou care Don't say you miss me Cause you probably don't anyway No
one really does I'm lostwithout love Lost without the ones who have vanished ...
Dumbfound. Me. We are all looking For something But we don't know what We all
want company and truth But we rarely find Truth in company We all want to be
productive But we more often than not Are driven to be productive solely For our ...
6
Aspects of Modern English Usage: for advanced students
La nouvelle de la mort de son pere l'a frappe de stupeur. 4. Dumbfound sb, strike
dumb This means 'strike dumb with surprise, astonishment', 'leave speechless' =
ahurir, siderer. 'Dumbfound' and 'strike dumb' are mostly used in the passive ...
7
The Chambers Dictionary
vt dumbfound er or dumfound er to dumbfound. — dumb -pia no a soundless
keyboard for piano practice; dumb -show' gesture without words; pantomine. — a
</y dumb'struck silent with astonishment. — dumb terminal (compul) an input or ...
8
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
dumbfound. todumbfound s.o. Zunge: etw. lähmt jm. die Zunge. dumbfounded. to
be stunned/dumbfounded/... (by s.th./when) baff: (ganz) (einfach) baff sein Brief:
platt sein wie ein Brief Briefmarke: platt sein wie eine Briefmarke Flunder: ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
9
Oxford Thesaurus of English
dumbfound. verb she was dumbfounded by Bruce's actions: astonish, astound,
amaze, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, stupefy, daze, nonplus; throw,
shake, unnerve, disconcert, discompose, bewilder; take someone's breath away,
...
She looked at him dumbfound, andhe continued: “Frankly, there is something that
has been loominginmy mind andcouldn't tell to you, unless you insist.” “I insist,”
she answered with anxiety. He grinned and said, “I give you credit for giving me ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUMBFOUND»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dumbfound is used in the context of the following news items.
Jai Courtney Joins 'The Kaiser's Last Kiss' with Lily James
As the Nazis race to identify and eliminate the agent, the threads of history conspire with the recklessness of the heart to dumbfound them. «Showbiz Junkies, Jul 15»
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... after much persuasion – becomes his 'apprentice' of sorts and together they rob, fool and dumbfound the masses. However things become a ... «Filmoria, Jul 15»
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He is one of the few lyricists out there who can consistently dumbfound me. “The SAY awards is obviously not usually our sort of thing but it was ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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A stunning work that will dumbfound those who usually disregard the whole genre, Hysteria (Mercury) follows up 1983's Pyromania, Def ... «LA Weekly, Jul 15»
They Came, Saw and Got Conquered
Sushil Kumar, a class IX student who is very inquisitive, was dumbfound upon seeing a video on optogenetics. The video showed how the ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
'Audacity': Uncompromising Ray Comfort Film on Homosexuality to …
“I think this movie is going to dumbfound a skeptical world by showing how uncompromising Christianity can indeed demonstrate ... «Christian News Network, Jun 15»
International Day Of Yoga unites people
One of the youngest participants, five-year-old Drish Das from Mayfair School was dumbfound. This is my first Yoga class. I like the sleeping ... «Assam Tribune, Jun 15»
Ray Comfort Has the 'Audacity' to Say This About Homosexuality in …
"I think this movie is going to dumbfound a skeptical world by showing how uncompromising Christianity can indeed demonstrate ... «Charisma News, Jun 15»
Jamie Raven
His enquiring mind wanted to find out how one person can dumbfound another so absolutely. It was at this time that the inner machinations of ... «Music News, Jun 15»
Nasa's Dawn spacecraft captures its best view of Ceres yet - but the …
But the image doesn't reveal any more clues about the 'bright spots', or so-called 'alien' flashes, that are continuing to dumbfound scientists ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
