English noun: wonder | |||
1. | wonder (feeling) the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising | ||
Synonyms | admiration, wonderment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amazement, astonishment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | awe | ||
2. | wonder (event) something that causes feelings of wonder | ||
Samples | The wonders of modern science. | ||
Synonyms | marvel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
3. | wonder (cognition) a state in which you want to learn more about something | ||
Synonyms | curiosity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | curiousness, desire to know, inquisitiveness, interest, involvement, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge | ||
English verb: wonder | |||
1. | wonder (cognition) have a wish or desire to know something | ||
Samples | He wondered who had built this beautiful church. | ||
Synonyms | enquire, inquire | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | query, question | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | request | ||
2. | wonder (communication) place in doubt or express doubtful speculation | ||
Samples | I wonder whether this was the right thing to do. She wondered whether it would snow tonight. | ||
Examples | They wonder whether there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | question | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | scruple | ||
3. | wonder (communication) be amazed at | ||
Samples | We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue wonder over the results of the experiment | ||
Synonyms | marvel | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||