wonder

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

Wunder

merveille

meraviglia

maravilla

maravilha

miracle

se demander

miracolo

stupore

wonder

chiedersi

prodigio

Verwunderung

sich wundern

meravella

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʌndə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wonder

Inherited from Old English: wundor

Cognate with Scots: wunner

Cognate with Western Frisian: wonder

Cognate with Dutch: wonder

Cognate with Low German: wunner

Cognate with German: Wunder

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Swedish: under

Cognate with Icelandic: undur

Inherited from Middle English: wondren

Inherited from Old English: wundrian

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: wunnerje

Cognate with Western Frisian: wûnderje

Cognate with Dutch: wonderen

Cognate with German: wundern

Cognate with Swedish: undra

Cognate with Icelandic: 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).

Sentences

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 .