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Толковый словарь английского языка - wonder

 

Wonder

wonder
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wundor; akin to Old High German wuntar ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a cause of astonishment or admiration ; marvel , miracle, the quality of exciting amazed admiration, 3. rapt attention or astonishment at something awesomely mysterious or new to one's experience, a feeling of doubt or uncertainty, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to be in a state of ~, to feel surprise, to feel curiosity or doubt , transitive verb to be curious or in doubt about , ~er noun III. adjective Date: 12th century wondrous, ~ful: as, exciting amazement or admiration , effective or efficient far beyond anything previously known or anticipated
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  n. & v. --n. 1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration or curiosity etc. 2 a strange or remarkable person or thing, specimen, event, etc. 3 (attrib.) having marvellous or amazing properties etc. (a wonder drug). 4 a surprising thing (it is a wonder you were not hurt). --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by at, or to + infin.) be filled with wonder or great surprise. 2 tr. (foll. by that + clause) be surprised to find. 3 tr. desire or be curious to know (I wonder what the time is). 4 tr. expressing a tentative enquiry (I wonder whether you would mind?). Phrases and idioms I shouldn't wonder colloq. I think it likely. I wonder I very much doubt it. no (or small) wonder (often foll. by that + clause) one cannot be surprised; one might have guessed; it is natural. the seven wonders of the world seven buildings and monuments regarded in antiquity as specially remarkable. wonder-struck (or -stricken) reduced to silence by wonder. wonders will never cease an exclamation of extreme (usu. agreeable) surprise. wonder-worker a person who performs wonders. work (or do) wonders 1 do miracles. 2 succeed remarkably. Derivatives wonderer n. Etymology: OE wundor, wundrian, of unkn. orig. ...
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