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- Dictionarysurprised/səˈprʌɪzd/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing surprise: "there was a surprised silence"
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feeling or showing surprise because something has happened that you did not expect: He seemed surprised by the question. [ + to infinitive ] We were pleasantly surprised to find that the hotel was so comfortable. [ + question word ] You’d be surprised how quickly the time passes.
The meaning of SURPRISED is feeling or showing surprise because of something unexpected. How to use surprised in a sentence.
adjective. taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment. “ surprised by her student's ingenuity”. “ surprised that he remembered my name”. “a surprised expression”. synonyms: amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned. filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
SURPRISE definition: 1. an unexpected event: 2. the feeling caused by something unexpected happening: 3. to make…. Learn more.
1. : to attack unexpectedly. also : to capture by an unexpected attack. 2. a. : to take unawares. Police surprised the burglars in the store.
1. The act of surprising or the condition of being surprised: Imagine my surprise on seeing you here. 2. Something, such as an unexpected encounter, event, or gift, that surprises.
adjective. /səˈpraɪzd/ /sərˈpraɪzd/ feeling or showing surprise. a surprised look. She looked surprised when I told her. surprised at/by somebody/something I was surprised at how quickly she agreed. I'm surprised at you, behaving like that in front of the kids.
the feeling caused by something unexpected happening: He looked at her in/with surprise. To my great surprise, they agreed to all our demands. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. surprise, surprise. verb [ T ] us / sɚˈpraɪz / uk / səˈpraɪz /
If you are surprised at something, you have a feeling of surprise, because it is unexpected or unusual. This lady was genuinely surprised at what happened to her pet. [ + at/by ]
Surprise definition: to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness. See examples of SURPRISE used in a sentence.
