Meaning
to surprise
Concepts
grab onto
take hold of
take unawares
put into order
take by surprise
Synonyms
dejar pasmado
piñar
dejar estupefacto
dar con
dar en
por sorpresa
asir fuertemente
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sor‧pren‧der
Pronounced as (IPA)
/soɾpɾenˈdeɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French surprendre, with conjugation based on prender. According to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in the 17th century.
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