Meaning

9 senses
  1. (uncountable)A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.

    удивле́ниеudivlénije

    по́дивpódyv, дивува́нняdyvuvánnja, здивува́нняzdyvuvánnja

  2. (countable)Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

    Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.

    something that causes feelings of wonder

  3. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

    (countable, uncountable)Fortunate circumstances.

    That stay in the country did her wonders.

    It's a wonder no-one saw me.

  4. (countable, uncountable)An astonishing and seemingly inexplicable turn of events.

    The idea was so ridiculous that it's a wonder anyone went along with it.

    чу́доčúdo

  5. (countable, uncountable)A feat that demonstrates incredible finesse or skill, as if performed by magic.

    Given the limited resources, he's really performed wonders.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Someone very talented at something, a genius.

    He's a wonder at cooking.

  7. (colloquial, countable, sarcastic, uncountable)A nominalizer that serves as a head noun for the preceding adjective, which together form a mocking or insulting epithet.

    So the voiceless wonder speaks at last.

  8. (UK, countable, informal)A mental pondering, a thought.

    интере́сinterés

  9. (US, countable)A kind of donut; a cruller.

Examples

8085 sentences
  1. I wonder who that girl is.

    Цікаво, хто ця дівчина.

    deIch frage mich, wer dieses Mädchen ist.

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  2. I wonder where he is hiding.

    Мені цікаво, де він ховається.

    ruИнтересно, где ж он спрятался?

    deIch frage mich, wo er sich versteckt.

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  3. I wonder if he'll come tonight.

    Цікаво, він сьогодні прийде?

    ruИнтересно, придёт ли он вечером.

    deIch frage mich, ob er heute Abend kommen wird.

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  4. I wonder if he's at home.

    Мені цікаво, чи він удома.

    ruИнтересно, дома ли он.

    deIch frage mich, ob er wohl zu Hause ist.

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  5. I wonder if he will come.

    Цікаво, чи він прийде.

    ruИнтересно, придёт ли он.

    deIch frage mich, ob er kommen wird.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel:
sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity:
Русский
By meaning 3
something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel:
sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity:
informal: thought:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel:

Origin

From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), f

From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą.

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Forms

plural: wonders
Singularwonder
Pluralwonders

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

51 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • wonder whether
  • wonder whether or
  • wonder how long
  • wonder how many
  • wonder what made
  • was wondering if
  • wonder how much
  • wonder if there's
  • wonder if it's
  • wonder what happened
  • wonder whether there's
  • wonder whether it's

See also

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