versteld staan

Dutch

Etymology

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Verb

versteld staan

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be astounded or very surprised; to be flabbergasted.
    Synonym: (reflexive) verbazen
    Ik stond versteld van het feit dat niemand wist wie Escher was. ― I was flabbergasted due to the fact that nobody knew who Escher was.

Conjugation

Conjugation of versteld staan: see staan.
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