wonder

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

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.
2. (countable) Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
3. (countable, uncountable) Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
4. (countable, uncountable) Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
5. (countable, uncountable) Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
6. (countable, uncountable) Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
7. (colloquial, countable, sarcastic, uncountable) Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
8. (UK, countable, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
9. (US, countable) A kind of donut; a cruller.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

Sinonieme

marvel

surprise

astonishment

miracle

amazement

be astonished

admiration

be surprised

doubt

wonderment

be amazed

marvel at

astonished

😲

amaze

suspect

astonish

mystery

ask oneself

curiosity

strange

question

❓

speculate

ponder

prodigy

curious

admire

consider

amazed

conjecture

be startled

surprised

inquire

suspicious

sign

guess

surmise

think

🤔

faint

fade

perplexed

enquire

oddity

muse

odd

wonderful

disbelieve

deliberate

daze

contemplate

meditate

Vertalings

Wunder

merveille

meraviglia

maravilla

maravilha

miracle

se demander

miracolo

stupore

wonder

chiedersi

prodigio

Verwunderung

sich wundern

meravella

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwʌndə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: wonder

Geërf van Old English: wundor

Verwante met Skots: wunner

Verwante met Fries: wonder

Verwante met Nederlands: wonder

Verwante met Nederduits: wunner

Verwante met Duits: Wunder

Verwante met Deens: -

Verwante met Noors: -

Verwante met Sweeds: under

Verwante met Yslands: undur

Geërf van Middle English: wondren

Geërf van Old English: wundrian

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: wunnerje

Verwante met Fries: wûnderje

Verwante met Nederlands: wonderen

Verwante met Duits: wundern

Verwante met Sweeds: undra

Verwante met Yslands: undra

In summary

From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą.
Cognate with Scots wunner (“wonder”), West Frisian wonder, wûnder (“wonder, miracle”), Dutch wonder (“miracle, wonder”), Low German wunner, wunder (“wonder”), German Wunder (“miracle, wonder”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish under (“wonder, miracle”), Icelandic undur (“wonder”).
The verb is from Middle English wondren, from Old English wundrian, which is from Proto-Germanic *wundrōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wunnerje, West Frisian wûnderje, Dutch wonderen, German Low German wunnern, German wundern, Swedish undra, Icelandic undra.
Via PIE cognate with English wish (see more).

Sinne

I wonder what he wants ?

Sometimes I wonder how there can be so many stars in the sky .

I wonder what's keeping mother ?

No wonder this vanilla yogurt tastes disgusting: Its eat-by date was last year .