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Old English wundor

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Homophones: wander

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Singular
wonder

Plural
wonders

wonder (plural wonders)

  1. Something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel.
  2. Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
    The idea was so crazy that it is a wonder that anyone went along with it.
  3. Someone very talented at something, a genius.
    He's a wonder at cooking.
  4. (British, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
    • 1934, Katharine Tynan, The house of dreams
      Miss Paynter had a little wonder as to whether the man, as she called Mr. Lacy in her own mind, had ever been admitted to this room. She thought not.
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Old English wundrian

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Infinitive
to wonder

Third person singular
wonders

Simple past
wondered

Past participle
wondered

Present participle
wondering

to wonder (third-person singular simple present wonders, present participle wondering, simple past and past participle wondered)

  1. To ponder about something.
    I wonder whether it is possible to find an easy and effective solution.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) To amaze.
    The gymnast wondered the crowd with her flexibility and agility.
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wonder n. (plural wonderen, diminutive wondertje, diminutive plural wondertjes)

  1. miracle

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