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Meaning of 'wonder' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wonder [ a.]
- Wonderful.
2 . Wonder [ adv.]
- Wonderfully.
3 . Wonder [ n.]
- 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.
- A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
4 . Wonder [ v. i.]
- To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
- To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.

Meaning of 'wonder' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wonder [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something that causes feelings of wonder
Example in sentence:
  • the wonders of modern science
2 . wonder [ v]
Meaning (2):
- have a wish or desire to know something
Example in sentence:
  • He wondered who had built this beautiful church
Meaning (3):
- place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
Example in sentence:
  • I wonder whether this was the right thing to do;
  • she wondered whether it would snow tonight
Meaning (4):
- be amazed at
Example in sentence:
  • We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities

Nearby Words:

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