OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9890

wonder

/ˈwʌndə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
asombro • pasmo
A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
All wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.
Socrates: I see, my dear Theaetetus, that Theodorus had a true insight into your nature when he said that you were a philosopher, for wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and ph…
maravilla • milagro
Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
The idea was so ridiculous that it's a wonder anyone went along with it.
genio • maravilla
Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
He's a wonder at cooking.
pensamiento
A mental pondering, a thought.
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.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 9891

wonder

/ˈwʌndə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
maravillarse • sorprenderse
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.
The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three r…
ponderar • preguntarse • querer saber
To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
Has Jay gone fishing, I wonder?
He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.