wonder
To be affected with surprise or admirationTo be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
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» I wonder who that girl is.
Ich frage mich, wer dieses Mädchen ist. — MUIRIEL
Цікаво, хто ця дівчина. — deniko
Цікаво, що це за дівчина. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
He's married by now, I shouldn't wonder.
sich wundern
удивля́тьсяudivljátʹsja
(intransitive, transitive)To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.
Has Jay gone fishing, I wonder?
sich fragen
интересова́тьсяinteresovátʹsja, спра́шивать себя́sprášivatʹ sebjá, интересноinteresno
дивува́тисяdyvuvátysja, ціка́витисяcikávytysja
- have a wish or desire to know something
- place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
- be amazed at
Examples
8085 sentencesI wonder who that girl is.
Цікаво, хто ця дівчина. — deniko
deIch frage mich, wer dieses Mädchen ist. — MUIRIEL
I wonder where he is hiding.
Мені цікаво, де він ховається. — deniko
ruИнтересно, где ж он спрятался? — zmoo
deIch frage mich, wo er sich versteckt. — MUIRIEL
I wonder if he'll come tonight.
Цікаво, він сьогодні прийде? — deniko
ruИнтересно, придёт ли он вечером. — marafon
deIch frage mich, ob er heute Abend kommen wird. — Trinkschokolade
I wonder if he's at home.
Мені цікаво, чи він удома. — deniko
ruИнтересно, дома ли он. — odexed
deIch frage mich, ob er wohl zu Hause ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I wonder if he will come.
Цікаво, чи він прийде. — deniko
ruИнтересно, придёт ли он. — marafon
deIch frage mich, ob er kommen wird. — Yorwba
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), fFrom 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
wonders, wondering, wondered, wonderedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.