wonder

won·der  (wndr)

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.

1.

a. Arousing awe or admiration.

b. Wonderful.

2. Far superior to anything formerly recognized or foreseen.

Idiom:

for a wonder

As a cause for surprise; surprisingly.

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[Middle English, from Old English wundor.]

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wonder·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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wonder - the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising wonderment, admiration amazement, 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" marvel happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
	3.	wonder - a state in which you want to learn more about something curiosity cognitive 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" inquire, enquire query, question - pose a question 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" question 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" marvel react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

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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

noun 4. phenomenon, sight, miracle, spectacle, curiosity, marvel, prodigy, rarity, portent, wonderment, nonpareil

Translations

wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ] n → maravilla, prodigio;

(feeling) → asombro

vi to wonder whether → preguntarse si;

to wonder at → asombrarse de;

to wonder about → pensar sobre or en;

it's no wonder that → no es de extrañar que

wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ] n → merveille f, miracle m (= feeling); émerveillement m

vi to wonder whether/why → se demander si/pourquoi;

to wonder at (surprise) → s'étonner de;

(admiration) → s'émerveiller de;

to wonder about → songer à;

it's no wonder that → il n'est pas étonnant que + sub

wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ] n (miracle) → Wunder nt (= awe); Verwunderung f

vi to wonder whether/why etc → sich fragen, ob/warum etc;

it's no wonder (that) → es ist kein Wunder(, dass);

to wonder at (= marvel at) → staunen über +acc;

to wonder about → sich dat Gedanken machen über +acc;

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

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wonder

n wonder [ˈwandə]

1 the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.verwonderingدَهْشَه، تَعَجُّبучудванеúdivforbløffelse; forundringdie Verwunderungαπορία, κατάπληξη, θαυμασμόςadmiración, asombroimestusتعجب؛ شگفتihmetysémerveillementפְּלִיאָהअचरजčudo, začuđenostcsodálkozáskeherananundrun, furðameraviglia驚き경이, 경탄nuostaba, nustebimasizbrīnsrasa kagumverwondering(for)undringzdumienieespantomi­rareизумлениеúdiv, úžaszačudenječudo[]undranความพิศวงhayret, şaşkınlık惊异здивування, подивعجیبsự 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!wonderمُعْجِزَهчудоdivvidunder; underdas Wunderθαύμαmaravilla, milagroimeحیرت انگیزihmemerveilleפֶּלֶאअजूबाčudocsodakeajaibanundur, furðuverkmeraviglia不思議なもの이상한 일, 기적, 불가사의stebuklasbrīnumskeajaibanwonderunder(verk), vidundercudmaravilhaminuneчудо; нечто удивительноеdiv, zázrakčudočudounder[]สิ่งประหลาดharika, mucize奇跡дивоعجوبہ چیزđiều 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, wonderlikالعَجَب، الشَّيء المُدْهِشчудоúžasnostdet fantastiskedas Wunderη ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. αξιοπερίεργο(ς)maravillaimepärasusخارق العاده، شگفتیihmeellisyysmerveilleפֶלֶאअद्भूतčudnost, neobičnostcsodakeanehanfurðameraviglia不思議기이함nuostabumasbrīnums; brīnumaina īpašībakeajaiban; menakjubkanhet wonderlijkeunder, mirakelniezwykłośćmaravilharevelaţieпоразительностьúžasnenavadnostčudodet märkvärdigaสิ่งประหลาดşaşılacak/hayret uyandıran şey奇事дивинаعجوبہđiều gây ngạc nhiên奇事

v

1 to be surprised Caroline is very fond of John – I shouldn't wonder if she married him.wonderيَتَعَجَّب، يَنْدَهِشучудвам сеdivit seblive overrasketsich wundernεκπλήσσομαιsorprenderse, extrañarseimestamaشگفت زده شدنhämmästyä(s')étonnerלְהִתפַּלֵאअचरज करनाčuditi se, iznenaditi secsodálkozikheranvera/verða hissa, undrameravigliarsi驚く놀라다stebėtis, nustebti[]brīnītieshairan denganverbaasd zijnvære forundret (over)dziwić sięadmirar-sea (se) miraудивлятьсяdiviť sa, chcieť vedieť, byť prekvapenýčuditi seiznenaditi sevara (bli) förvånadรู้สึกประหลาดşaşmak, hayret etmek感到奇怪дивуватисяتعجب کرناngạc nhiên感到奇怪

2 to feel curiosity or doubt Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?wonderيَتَساءَل، يَشُك، يَنْدَهِش، يَتَعَجَّبчудно ми еpoložit si otázkuundre signeugierig seinαπορώpreguntarsehuvi tundma, kahtlemaشک داشتن، کنجکاو بودنihmetelläse poser des questions (sur)לִתהוֹתअचम्भा होनाsumnjati, razmišljati o nečemueltűnődik vminingin tahuundrast, furða sig áchiedersi疑う의아하게 여기다domėtis, pasidomėtiaizdomāties; padomātrasa ingin tahuzich afvragenundres, undre seg, spekulere påzastanawiać sięperguntar-sea se întreba (dacă)интересоватьсяpoložiť si otázku, chcieť vedieťspraševati sezapitati seundraรู้สึกสงสัยmerak etmek, düşünmek感到疑惑цікавитисяاشتیاق کرناnghi ngờ感到疑惑

3 to feel a desire to know I wonder what the news is.wonderيَرغَبُ في مَعْرِفَةчудя сеbýt zvědavspekulere (på)sich fragenαναρωτιέμαιpreguntarseteada tahtmaکنجکاو بودنolla utelias tietämään(se) demanderלִתהוֹתकौतुक होनाbiti radoznaoszeretné tudniingin tahulanga til að vitachiedersi～かしらと思う...을 알고 싶어하다norėti žinotivēlēties uzzināt; interesētiestertanya-tanyabenieuwd zijnlure på, skulle gjerne vitebyć ciekawymgostar de sabera se întrebaжелать знатьbyť zvedavýhoteti vedetipitati seundraรู้สึกกังขาmerak etmek, bilmek, istemek想知道бажати знатиجاننے کی خواہش کرناtò mò想知道

adj ˈwonderful

arousing wonder; extraordinary, especially in excellence a wonderful opportunity; a wonderful present; She's a wonderful person.wonderlikرائِعчудесенskvělýdejlig; vidunderligwunderbarθαυμάσιοςmaravillosoimeline, suurepäraneخارق العاده؛ شگفت انگیزihmeellinenmerveilleuxנִפלָא, מַדהִיםअद्भूतdivan, prekrasancsodálatoshebatundursamlegur; frábærmeravigliosoすばらしい놀랄 만한, 훌륭한nuostabusbrīnišķīgsmengagumkan; menakjubkangeweldigvidunderlig, praktfull, fremragendecudownymaravilhosominunat, extraordinarзамечательныйúžasný, skvelýčudovitpredivanunderbar, förunderligดีเยี่ยม; ยอดเยี่ยม; เลอเลิศolağanüstü, şahane极好的дивний, дивовижнийنہایت عمدہtuyệt vời极好的

adv ˈwonderfully

wonderlikبصورةٍ رائِعَهчудесноbáječnědejligt; vidunderligtwunderbarθαυμάσιαmaravillosamentesuurepäraseltبه طور شگفت انگیزihmeellisestimerveilleusementנִפלָאअद्भूत रूप सेdivno, prekrasnocsodálatosansecara hebatfrábærlegameravigliosamenteすばらしく놀랍게, 훌륭하게nuostabiaibrīnišķīgisangat mengagumkangeweldigpraktfullt, fremragendecudowniemaravilhosamenteminunatзамечательноúžasne, ohromnečudovitopredivnounderbart, förunderligtอย่างน่าประหลาดใจolağanüstü şekilde极妙地дивний, дивовижнийنہایت خوبی سےtuyệt vời极妙地

adv ˈwonderingly

with great curiosity and amazement The children gazed wonderingly at the puppets.verwonderendبِتَعَجُّبчудейки сеužaslemed forundringverwundertμε περιέργεια και δέοςcon admiraciónimestadesمتحیرانهihmeissäänavec étonnementבִּפלִיאָהआश्चर्यचकित रूप सेzačuđeno, zadivljenocsodálkozvakeherananmeð undruncon stupore不思議そうに놀라면서, 감탄하면서su nuostababrīnoties; ar izbrīnuamat kagumverwonderdmed undring, undrendew zdumieniumaravilhadocu mirareизумлённоs úžasomzačudenozadivljenoundrandeอย่างน่าพิศวง; อย่างน่าประหลาดใจhayretle, ağzı bir karış açık惊訝地здивованоتعجب کے ساتھkinh ngạc惊讶地

n ˈwonderland [-lӕnd]

a land or place full of wonderful things. wonderlandأرْض العَجائِبстрана на чудесатаzemě divůeventyrlanddas Wunderlandχώρα των θαυμάτωνpaís de la maravillaimedemaaسرزمین عجایبihmemaapays merveilleuxאֶרֶץ הַפלָאוֹתपरीलोकzemlja čudesa, zemlja bajkicsodaországnegeri ajaibundralandpaese delle meraviglie不思議の国동화의 나라, 이상한 나라stebuklų šalisbrīnumzemealam ajaibsprookjeslandeventyrlandkraina czarówpaís das maravilhasţara minunilorстрана чудесkrajina zázrakovpravljična deželazemlja čudaunderland, sagoland, lyckolandแดนมหัศจรรย์; ดินแดนที่น่าพิศวงharikalar ülkesi/diyarı仙境країна чудесپرستانxứ sở thần tiên仙境

adj ˈwondrous [ˈwandrəs]

wonderful. wonderlikعَجيب، مُدْهِش، رائِعчудесенskvělýforunderlig; vidunderligwundersamθαυμαστόςmaravillosoimelineسحر آمیز، فوق العادهihmeellinenmerveilleuxנִפלָאअद्भूतčudesancsodálatosajaibfurðulegur, stórkostlegurmeravigliosoすばらしい놀랄만한, 불가사의한įstabusbrīnumains; brīnišķīgsmengagumkanwonderbaarlijkvidunderlig, eventyrlig, forunderligcudownymaravilhosomi­nu­­natдивныйskvelý, úžasnýčudovitprekrasanunderbar, förunderligน่าอัศจรรย์harika令人惊奇的дивний, чудовийحیرت انگیزtuyệt vời令人惊奇的

no wonder

it isn't surprising No wonder you couldn't open the door – it was locked!geen wonderلا عَجَبَ، لا غَرْوَ أنне е изненадващоnení divuikke så underligtkein Wunderείναι φυσικό ναno es de extrañarpole imeبیخود نیس که؛ تعجبی نداردei mikään ihmerien d'étonnant à ce queאֵין פֶּלֶאकोई आश्चर्य नहींnije čudonem csodatidak mengherankanengin furða, það er ekki undarlegt(non c'è da merivigliarsi/stupirsi)当然だ...인 것은 조금도 이상하지 않다, 놀랄 일이 아니다nenuostabunav nekāds brīnumstidak hairanlahgeen wonder(det er) ikke rart, intet undernic dziwnegonão admira (que)nu e de mirare căнеудивительно, чтоniet divunič čudneganije ni čudointe undra på attไม่น่าสงสัยnormal, tabiî, şaşılacak bir şey yok無疑，不足為奇的не дивноکچھ تعجب نہیںkhông có gì đáng ngạc nhiên无疑，不足为奇的