WONDER
verb
Definitions
- 1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel. I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. Swift. We cease to wonder at what we understand. Johnson.
- 2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came. I wonder, in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny. Shak.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
WONDER
(adjective)
Wonderful. [Obs.] Gower. After that he said a wonder thing. Chaucer.
WONDER
(adverb)
Wonderfully. [Obs.] Chaucer.
WONDER
(noun)
1. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
