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1. (v.i.) wonder
to think or speculate curiously and sometimes doubtfully:
to wonder about the truth of a statement.
2. wonder
to be filled with awe; marvel (often fol. by at):
We wondered at her skill and daring.
3. (v.t.) wonder
to speculate curiously; be curious to know:
I wonder what happened.
4. wonder
to feel wonder at:
We wondered that you went.
5. (n.) wonder
a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration:
It is a wonder he declined such an offer.
6. wonder
a feeling of amazement, puzzled interest, or reverent admiration:
a sense of wonder at seeing the Grand Canyon.
7. wonder
a remarkable or extraordinary phenomenon, deed, or event; marvel or miracle.
Etymology: (bef. 900; (n.) OE wundor, c. OS wundar, OHG wuntar, ON undr)
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| Definition of 'wonder' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) wonder, wonderment, admiration
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
2. (noun) wonder, marvel
something that causes feelings of wonder
"the wonders of modern science"
3. (verb) curiosity, wonder
a state in which you want to learn more about something
4. (verb) wonder, inquire, enquire
have a wish or desire to know something
"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
5. (verb) wonder, question
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
"I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
6. (verb) wonder, marvel
be amazed at
"We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
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1. (verb) wonder
to think about
I wonder if they're OK.; Do you ever wonder about life after death?; He wondered why she hadn't called him.
2. wonder
I wonder if/whether
used to make a polite request
I wonder if you could help me move these tables?
3. (noun) wonder
amazement or surprise
I stared at my newborn baby in wonder.
4. wonder
sth amazing or surprising
the wonders of modern medicine
5. wonder
do/work wonders
to have an extremely good result or effect
a cream that works wonders for dry skin
6. wonder
(it's) little/no wonder
indicates you are not surprised
No wonder she's overweight with all the junk food she eats.
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| Definition of 'wonder' |
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1. (adj) wonder
wonderful
2. (adverb) wonder
wonderfully
3. (noun) wonder
that emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement
4. (noun) wonder
a cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle
5. (verb) wonder
to be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel
6. (verb) wonder
to feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came
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Sense: the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary
He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.
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 Afrikaans: verwondering |
 Arabic: دَهْشَه، تَعَجُّب |
 Bulgarian: учудване |
 Brazilian: espanto |
 Czech: údiv |
 German: die Verwunderung |
 Danish: forbløffelse; forundring |
 Greek: απορία, κατάπληξη, θαυμασ |
 Spanish: admiración, asombro |
 Estonian: imestus |
 Farsi: تعجب؛ شگفت |
 Finnish: hämmästys |
 French: émerveillement |
 Hebrew: פְּלִיאָה |
 Hindi: अचरज |
 Croatian: čudo, začuđenost |
 Hungarian: csodálkozás |
 Indonesian: keheranan |
 Icelandic: undrun, furða |
 Italian: meraviglia |
 Japanese: 驚き |
 Korean: 놀라움 |
 Lithuanian: nuostaba, nustebimas |
 Latvian: izbrīns |
 Malay: rasa kagum |
 Dutch: verwondering |
 Norwegian: (for)undring |
 Polish: zdumienie |
 Persian: تعجب؛ شگفت |
 Pashto: حيراني، هك پكتيا، تعجب، ا |
 Portuguese: espanto |
 Romanian: mirare |
 Russian: изумление |
 Slovak: údiv, úžas |
 Slovenian: začudenje |
 Serbian: čudo |
 Swedish: [för]undran |
 Thai: ความพิศวง |
 Turkish: hayret,şaşkınlık |
 Taiwanese: 驚嘆，詫異 |
 Ukrainian: здивування, подив |
 Urdu: عجیب |
 Vietnamese: sự ngạc nhiên |
 Chinese: 惊异 |
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