won·der (w n d r)n. 1. a. One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel: "The decision of one age or country is a wonder to another" (John Stuart Mill). b. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or marvelous: gazed with wonder at the northern lights. 2. An event inexplicable by the laws of nature; a miracle. 3. A feeling of puzzlement or doubt. 4. often Wonder A monumental human creation regarded with awe, especially one of seven monuments of the ancient world that appeared on various lists of late antiquity. v. won·dered, won·der·ing, won·ders v.intr. 1. a. To have a feeling of awe or admiration; marvel: "She wondered at all the things civilization can teach a woman to endure" (Frances Newman). b. To have a feeling of surprise. 2. To be filled with curiosity or doubt. v.tr. To feel curiosity or be in doubt about: wondered what happened. adj. Idiom: 1. a. Arousing awe or admiration. b. Wonderful. 2. Far superior to anything formerly recognized or foreseen. for a wonder As a cause for surprise; surprisingly. [Middle English, from Old English wundor.] won der·er n.Synonyms: wonder, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation These nouns denote one that evokes amazement or admiration: saw the wonders of Paris; a marvel of modern technology; a miracle of culinary art; a phenomenon of medical science; a musical prodigy; the theatrical sensation of the season. |
wonder
Verb
1. to think about something with curiosity or doubt: I wonder why she did that
2. to be amazed: I did wonder at her leaving valuable china on the shelves
Noun
1. something that causes surprise or awe: it's a wonder she isn't speechless with fright
2. the feeling of surprise or awe caused by something strange: the wonder of travel
3. do or work wonders to achieve spectacularly good results
4. no or small wonder it is not surprising: no wonder you're going broke
Adjective
causing surprise or awe because of spectacular results achieved: a new wonder drug for treating migraine [Old English wundor]
wonderingly adv
wonderment n
wonderment n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  wonder - the feeling aroused by something strange and surprisingamazement, astonishment - the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment" awe - an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe" |
| 2. |  wonder - something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" | |
| 3. |  wonder - a state in which you want to learn more about somethingcognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge - curiosity that motivates investigation and study interest, involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" curiousness, inquisitiveness - a state of active curiosity | |
| Verb | 1. | wonder - have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" request - inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary" |
| 2. | wonder - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" scruple - have doubts about | |
| 3. | wonder - be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" |
wonder
verb 1. think, question, doubt, puzzle, speculate, query, ponder, inquire, ask yourself, meditate, be curious, conjecture, be inquisitive
verb 2. be amazed, stare, marvel, be astonished, gape, boggle, be awed, be flabbergasted (informal) gawk, be dumbstruck, stand amazed
noun 3. amazement, surprise, curiosity, admiration, awe, fascination, astonishment, bewilderment, wonderment, stupefaction
Translations
wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ] n → maravilla, prodigio;
(feeling) → asombro
vi to wonder whether → preguntarse si;
to wonder at → asombrarse de;
wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ] n → merveille f, miracle m (= feeling); émerveillement m
to wonder at (surprise) → s'étonner de;
(admiration) → s'émerveiller de;
to wonder about → songer à;
wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ] n (miracle) → Wunder nt (= awe); Verwunderung f
I wonder if you could help me → könnten Sie mir vielleicht helfen
wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ] n → meraviglia
vi to wonder whether → domandarsi se;
to wonder at → essere sorpreso/a di; meravigliarsi di;
to wonder about → domandarsi di; pensare a;
it's no wonder that → c'è poco or non c'è da meravigliarsi che + sub
n wonder [ˈwandə]
1 the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary He was full of wonder at the amazing sight. verwondering دَهْشَه، تَعَجُّب учудване údiv forbløffelse; forundring die Verwunderung απορία, κατάπληξη, θαυμασμός admiración, asombro imestus تعجب؛ شگفت ihmetys émerveillement פְּלִיאָה अचरज čudo, začuđenost csodálkozás keheranan undrun, furða meraviglia 驚き 경이, 경탄 nuostaba, nustebimas izbrīns rasa kagum verwondering (for)undring zdumienie espanto mirare изумление údiv, úžas začudenje čudo []undran ความพิศวง hayret, şaşkınlık 惊异 здивування, подив عجیب sự ngạc nhiên 惊异
2 something strange, unexpected or extraordinary the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office! wonder مُعْجِزَه чудо div vidunder; under das Wunder θαύμα maravilla, milagro ime حیرت انگیز ihme merveille פֶּלֶא अजूबा čudo csoda keajaiban undur, furðuverk meraviglia 不思議なもの 이상한 일, 기적, 불가사의 stebuklas brīnums keajaiban wonder under(verk), vidunder cud maravilha minune чудо; нечто удивительное div, zázrak čudo čudo under[] สิ่งประหลาด harika, mucize 奇跡 диво عجوبہ چیز điều ngạc nhiên 奇迹
3 the quality of being strange or unexpected The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago. wonder, wonderlik العَجَب، الشَّيء المُدْهِش чудо úžasnost det fantastiske das Wunder η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. αξιοπερίεργο(ς) maravilla imepärasus خارق العاده، شگفتی ihmeellisyys merveille פֶלֶא अद्भूत čudnost, neobičnost csoda keanehan furða meraviglia 不思議 기이함 nuostabumas brīnums; brīnumaina īpašība keajaiban; menakjubkan het wonderlijke under, mirakel niezwykłość maravilha revelaţie поразительность úžas nenavadnost čudo det märkvärdiga สิ่งประหลาด şaşılacak/hayret uyandıran şey 奇事 дивина عجوبہ điều gây ngạc nhiên 奇事
v
1 to be surprised Caroline is very fond of John – I shouldn't wonder if she married him. wonder يَتَعَجَّب، يَنْدَهِش учудвам се divit se blive overrasket sich wundern εκπλήσσομαι sorprenderse, extrañarse imestama شگفت زده شدن hämmästyä (s')étonner לְהִתפַּלֵא अचरज करना čuditi se, iznenaditi se csodálkozik heran vera/verða hissa, undra meravigliarsi 驚く 놀라다 stebėtis, nustebti []brīnīties hairan dengan verbaasd zijn være forundret (over) dziwić się admirar-se a (se) mira удивляться diviť sa, chcieť vedieť, byť prekvapený čuditi se iznenaditi se vara (bli) förvånad รู้สึกประหลาด şaşmak, hayret etmek 感到奇怪 дивуватися تعجب کرنا ngạc nhiên 感到奇怪
2 to feel curiosity or doubt Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money? wonder يَتَساءَل، يَشُك، يَنْدَهِش، يَتَعَجَّب чудно ми е položit si otázku undre sig neugierig sein απορώ preguntarse huvi tundma, kahtlema شک داشتن، کنجکاو بودن ihmetellä se poser des questions (sur) לִתהוֹת अचम्भा होना sumnjati, razmišljati o nečemu eltűnődik vmin ingin tahu undrast, furða sig á chiedersi 疑う 의아하게 여기다 domėtis, pasidomėti aizdomāties; padomāt rasa ingin tahu zich afvragen undres, undre seg, spekulere på zastanawiać się perguntar-se a se întreba (dacă) интересоваться položiť si otázku, chcieť vedieť spraševati se zapitati se undra รู้สึกสงสัย merak etmek, düşünmek 感到疑惑 цікавитися اشتیاق کرنا nghi ngờ 感到疑惑
3 to feel a desire to know I wonder what the news is. wonder يَرغَبُ في مَعْرِفَة чудя се být zvědav spekulere (på) sich fragen αναρωτιέμαι preguntarse teada tahtma کنجکاو بودن olla utelias tietämään (se) demander לִתהוֹת कौतुक होना biti radoznao szeretné tudni ingin tahu langa til að vita chiedersi ～かしらと思う ...을 알고 싶어하다 norėti žinoti vēlēties uzzināt; interesēties tertanya-tanya benieuwd zijn lure på, skulle gjerne vite być ciekawym gostar de saber a se întreba желать знать byť zvedavý hoteti vedeti pitati se undra รู้สึกกังขา merak etmek, bilmek, istemek 想知道 бажати знати جاننے کی خواہش کرنا tò mò 想知道
adj wonderful
arousing wonder; extraordinary, especially in excellence a wonderful opportunity; a wonderful present; She's a wonderful person. wonderlik رائِع чудесен skvělý dejlig; vidunderlig wunderbar θαυμάσιος maravilloso imeline, suurepärane خارق العاده؛ شگفت انگیز ihmeellinen merveilleux נִפלָא, מַדהִים अद्भूत divan, prekrasan csodálatos hebat undursamlegur; frábær meraviglioso すばらしい 놀랄 만한, 훌륭한 nuostabus brīnišķīgs mengagumkan; menakjubkan geweldig vidunderlig, praktfull, fremragende cudowny maravilhoso minunat, extraordinar замечательный úžasný, skvelý čudovit predivan underbar, förunderlig ดีเยี่ยม; ยอดเยี่ยม; เลอเลิศ olağanüstü, şahane 极好的 дивний, дивовижний نہایت عمدہ tuyệt vời 极好的
adv wonderfully
wonderlik بصورةٍ رائِعَه чудесно báječně dejligt; vidunderligt wunderbar θαυμάσια maravillosamente suurepäraselt به طور شگفت انگیز ihmeellisesti merveilleusement נִפלָא अद्भूत रूप से divno, prekrasno csodálatosan secara hebat frábærlega meravigliosamente すばらしく 놀랍게, 훌륭하게 nuostabiai brīnišķīgi sangat mengagumkan geweldig praktfullt, fremragende cudownie maravilhosamente minunat замечательно úžasne, ohromne čudovito predivno underbart, förunderligt อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ olağanüstü şekilde 极妙地 дивний, дивовижний نہایت خوبی سے tuyệt vời 极妙地
adv wonderingly
with great curiosity and amazement The children gazed wonderingly at the puppets. verwonderend بِتَعَجُّب чудейки се užasle med forundring verwundert με περιέργεια και δέος con admiración imestades متحیرانه ihmeissään avec étonnement בִּפלִיאָה आश्चर्यचकित रूप से začuđeno, zadivljeno csodálkozva keheranan með undrun con stupore 不思議そうに 놀라면서, 감탄하면서 su nuostaba brīnoties; ar izbrīnu amat kagum verwonderd med undring, undrende w zdumieniu maravilhado cu mirare изумлённо s úžasom začudeno zadivljeno undrande อย่างน่าพิศวง; อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ hayretle, ağzı bir karış açık 惊訝地 здивовано تعجب کے ساتھ kinh ngạc 惊讶地
n wonderland [-lӕnd]
a land or place full of wonderful things. wonderland أرْض العَجائِب страна на чудесата země divů eventyrland das Wunderland χώρα των θαυμάτων de la país maravilla imedemaa سرزمین عجایب ihmemaa pays merveilleux אֶרֶץ הַפלָאוֹת परीलोक zemlja čudesa, zemlja bajki csodaország negeri ajaib undraland paese delle meraviglie 不思議の国 동화의 나라, 이상한 나라 stebuklų šalis brīnumzeme alam ajaib sprookjesland eventyrland kraina czarów país das maravilhas ţara minunilor страна чудес krajina zázrakov pravljična dežela zemlja čuda underland, sagoland, lyckoland แดนมหัศจรรย์; ดินแดนที่น่าพิศวง harikalar ülkesi/diyarı 仙境 країна чудес پرستان xứ sở thần tiên 仙境
adj wondrous [ˈwandrəs]
wonderful. wonderlik عَجيب، مُدْهِش، رائِع чудесен skvělý forunderlig; vidunderlig wundersam θαυμαστός maravilloso imeline سحر آمیز، فوق العاده ihmeellinen merveilleux נִפלָא अद्भूत čudesan csodálatos ajaib furðulegur, stórkostlegur meraviglioso すばらしい 놀랄만한, 불가사의한 įstabus brīnumains; brīnišķīgs mengagumkan wonderbaarlijk vidunderlig, eventyrlig, forunderlig cudowny maravilhoso minunat дивный skvelý, úžasný čudovit prekrasan underbar, förunderlig น่าอัศจรรย์ harika 令人惊奇的 дивний, чудовий حیرت انگیز tuyệt vời 令人惊奇的
no wonder
it isn't surprising No wonder you couldn't open the door – it was locked! geen wonder لا عَجَبَ، لا غَرْوَ أن не е изненадващо není divu ikke så underligt kein Wunder είναι φυσικό να no es de extrañar pole ime بیخود نیس که؛ تعجبی ندارد ei mikään ihme rien d'étonnant à ce que אֵין פֶּלֶא कोई आश्चर्य नहीं nije čudo nem csoda tidak mengherankan engin furða, það er ekki undarlegt (non c'è da merivigliarsi/stupirsi) 当然だ ...인 것은 조금도 이상하지 않다, 놀랄 일이 아니다 nenuostabu nav nekāds brīnums tidak hairanlah geen wonder (det er) ikke rart, intet under nic dziwnego não admira (que) nu e de mirare că неудивительно, что niet divu nič čudnega nije ni čudo inte undra på att ไม่น่าสงสัย normal, tabiî, şaşılacak bir şey yok 無疑，不足為奇的 не дивно کچھ تعجب نہیں không có gì đáng ngạc nhiên 无疑，不足为奇的
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