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wonder English

Meaning wonder meaning

What does wonder mean?
Definitions in simple English

wonder Verb

— If you wonder about something, you think about it because you want to know more about it. I wonder when they will be home. You know, it makes you wonder whether something could be done about it. I wonder if there's any way you can actually check. Is he really working every night? I wonder. — You use "wonder if/whether" to ask for or suggest something. I wonder if you could give me a hand with the door. I was wondering whether you would mind making room for a third person at your table. — If you don't wonder something, you expect it. I don't wonder you've had problems with that old car.

wonder Noun

— A wonder is something that makes a person think. It is a wonder why he ran away. — A wonder is something that is amazing. The Pyramids are quite a wonder.

wonder

— verb have a wish or desire to know something He wondered who had built this beautiful church — verb place in doubt or express doubtful speculation I wonder whether this was the right thing to do she wondered whether it would snow tonight — noun the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising — noun something that causes feelings of wonder the wonders of modern science — noun (= curiosity) a state in which you want to learn more about something — verb (= marvel) be amazed at We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities

Synonyms wonder synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as wonder?

wonder English » English

marvel surprise astonishment miracle amazement be astonished admiration be surprised doubt wonderment be amazed suspect mystery marvel at astonished astonish amaze strange question curiosity ask oneself speculate prodigy ponder wonderful think suspicious surprised surmise sign perplexed oddity odd muse inquire guess faint fade enquire curious consider conjecture be startled amazed admire wondrous thing wondering wonderful thing weird want to know

Topics wonder topics

What do people use wonder to talk about?
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Unsure
Language and thought

Think
Language and thought Think Mind

Think about
Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Surprise
Social behavior Religion

Miracle, supernatural power
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Worried

Conjugation wonder conjugation

How do you conjugate wonder?

wonder · verb

Examples wonder examples

How do I use wonder in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I slept only two hours. No wonder I'm sleepy.
I wonder if he is married.
I wonder where she lives.
I wonder if I should answer his letter.
I wonder if you have ever really cared for me.
I haven't heard anything from him since then. I wonder what in the world he's doing.
I wonder if you might be able to help me.
I wonder what Tom meant by that.
I wonder what became of Tom.
I wonder where Tom is now.
I wonder who the next president of the United States will be.
I wonder how Tom got into my house.
I wonder if Tom is ticklish.
I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.
I wonder how long it's going to take.
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.
I wonder if I am made for this world.
We wonder why.
No wonder you could not open the door.
I wonder if she will recognize me after all those years.
I wonder what happened.
I wonder what it is like to travel through space.
I wonder what has become of the friend I used to go fishing with.
The boss said this group is a real mixed bag. I wonder if he places me with the wheat or the chaff.
I wonder what happened to Paul.
I wonder which of you will win.
It is no wonder that you are turning down the proposal.
I wonder if they don't have meetings anymore where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.
I wonder whether man could live with only two hours' sleep a night.

Movie subtitles

I wonder if it would work on me?
I wonder if it's bad to be weak.
We have two examples of how planets have gone astray and we have to wonder how many other ways are there that a planet can fail to be habitable.
I wonder if I counted that one.
I wonder if she's able to withstand Hell at all.
I wonder who'd win?
I wonder why they're building so many houses?
I wonder how he was able to get an inn like this?
No wonder you needed some time off.
I wonder what she has in there.
I wonder if Phillip got cold feet.
No wonder my boobs are so small.
No wonder he rejected you.
I wonder if he had kids to her too.
So then I wonder. who wrote these?
No wonder they're the crown jewel of the U.N.
But how long will that last, I wonder?
I just wonder, what kind of power does Shyamalan have?
Makes you wonder exactly what this guy's famous for.
I wonder if he's still fixing water pumps.
No wonder you look like him.
I began to wonder if I was all wrong.
I wonder what's holding them up.
Wonder what he come along for.
I wonder how long we'll be bogged down here.
I wonder about that too.
I wonder what people would really make of all this back home?
They might wonder why four grown men went on holiday together, saying they were going to Spain and actually ending up in Morocco.
I know. I wonder what she has in there.
Oh, stop talking. No wonder he rejected you.
That's what I thought. So then I wonder. who wrote these?
What in the world was Laughton experimenting on, I wonder?
I wonder who it can be.
I wonder if I could hear it sometime.
But I wonder if such a thing is going through your heads.

News and current affairs

One cannot help but wonder how thoughtlessly Europe's politicians have started down this slippery slope.
Many began to wonder whether Hollande was aware of the scope of the crisis that the recent downturn might trigger.
Small wonder: the American public is fiercely resistant to anything that seriously forces them to compromise on their energy-burning, gas-guzzling lifestyle.
Is it any wonder that China is perceived as an increasingly credible model for much of the developing world, while the US is now viewed as a symbol of hypocrisy and double standards?
It is little wonder, then, that Euroskepticism - in France, the Netherlands, and elsewhere - is on the rise.
It's no wonder that Chinese scholars sometimes refer to today's China era as the new Tang Dynasty.
But I wonder whether, even within the next few decades, another factor will influence our work lives even more: the exponential rise of applications of artificial intelligence.
Little wonder, then, that few Americans believe that what walks like a duck and quacks like a duck is actually the phoenix of recovery.
Indeed, by now the evidence that television watching is a dangerous habit has grown to such proportions that it is a wonder that stronger warnings and effective prevention have not been adopted.
But I have begun to wonder whether it will really be possible to achieve peace on this basis.
It also makes one wonder whether a creative genius like Fischer, deeply troubled yet supremely functional at the chessboard, would be able to exist in today's unforgiving online world.
No wonder Fischer's quixotic pursuit of the championship led American policy mastermind Henry Kissinger to call Fischer and urge him not to back out, as he had threatened to do.
I already wonder what their excuses will be.
African farmers should wonder how it could be Bush--not some left-wing Democrat--who reversed the archconservative Newt Gingrich's proudest achievement: the partial reform of agricultural subsidies.
With soaring deficits, and a rudderless fiscal policy, one does wonder whether a populist administration might recklessly turn to the printing press.
Is it any wonder, then, that so many rational people are trying to make sense of a political reality that really has become unusually opaque?
Above all, Israel must wonder if the peace treaty with Egypt will hold, and, if not, how to carry out the massive restructuring of its defense posture that will be required.
No wonder, then, that Lee was so much admired by autocrats everywhere who dream of combining their monopoly on power with the creation of great wealth.
South Korea, in particular, is left to wonder whether or not the US is serious about pursuing similar trade agreements with one of Asia's strongest economies and one of America's oldest regional allies.

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