wonder

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

merveille

miracle

se demander

merveille

admiration

étonnement

s'étonner

surprise

s’étonner

méditer

émerveillement

prodige

conjecturer

question

❓

étonner

miraculeux

peser

être surpris

stupéfier

stupeur

surpris

ébahissement

être étonné

se recueillir

etonner

faire de la méditation

ruminer

admirer

considérer

contempler

curiosité

étonné

étrange

extraordinaire

inexplicable

interroger

❓

merveilleux

penser

🤔

poser

prévoir

réfléchir

abondance

songer

😴💭

stupéfaction

Synonymes

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

Traductions

Wunder

meraviglia

maravilla

maravilha

stupore

miracolo

wonder

prodigio

chiedersi

Verwunderung

sich wundern

meravella

milagre

meravigliarsi

θαύμα

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwʌndə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wonder

Hérité de ancien anglais: wundor

Appartenant à écossais: wunner

Appartenant à frison occidental: wonder

Appartenant à néerlandais: wonder

Appartenant à bas-allemand: wunner

Appartenant à allemand: Wunder

Appartenant à danois: -

Appartenant à norvégien: -

Appartenant à suédois: under

Appartenant à islandais: undur

Hérité de moyen anglais: wondren

Hérité de ancien anglais: wundrian

Appartenant à saterlandais: wunnerje

Appartenant à frison occidental: wûnderje

Appartenant à néerlandais: wonderen

Appartenant à allemand: wundern

Appartenant à suédois: undra

Appartenant à islandais: 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).

Phrases

I wonder what he wants ?

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

Parfois, je me demande comment il peut y avoir tellement d'étoiles dans le ciel.

I wonder what's keeping mother ?

Je me demande ce qui garde la mère?

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

Pas étonnant que ce yogourt à la vanille soit dégoûtant: sa date de restauration était l'année dernière.