wonder

CEFRA1

/ˈwʌndə/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To think about something and want to know the answer.

  2. 02

    noun

    A feeling of surprise and admiration.

Examples

  • He retained a childlike sense of wonder.

  • I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈwʌ̈ndɚ] ~ [ˈwʌ̈ndɹ̩]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.

  2. Fortunate circumstances.

More examples

In context

  • I wonder how long it's going to take.

  • That stay in the country did her wonders.

  • Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą. Cognate with Scots wunner (“wonder”), West Frisian wonder, wûnder (“wonder, miracle”), Dutch wonder (“miracle, wonder”), Low German wunner, wunder (“wonder”), German Wunder (“miracle, wonder”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish under (“wonder, miracle”), Faroese and Icelandic undur (“wonder”). The verb is from Middle English wondren, from Old English wundrian, which is from Proto-Germanic *wundrōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wunnerje, West Frisian wûnderje, Dutch wonderen, German Low German wunnern, German wundern,...