wonder

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈwʌndə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈwʌndɚ/

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Verb

Plain form wonder

Third-person singular wonders

Past tense wondered

Past participle wondered

Present participle wondering

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you wonder about something, you think about it because you want to know more about it.

   I wonder when they will be home.

   You know, it makes you wonder whether something could be done about it.

   I wonder if there's any way you can actually check.

   Is he really working every night? I wonder.

2. (intransitive) You use "wonder if/whether" to ask for or suggest something.

   I wonder if you could give me a hand with the door.

   I was wondering whether you would mind making room for a third person at your table.

3. (transitive & intransitive) If you don't wonder something, you expect it.

   I don't wonder you've had problems with that old car.

Related words

• wonderful
• wonderingly
• wonderfully
• wondrous
• wondrously
• wonderment

Noun

Singular wonder

Plural wonders

1. A wonder is something that makes a person think.

   It is a wonder why he ran away.

2. A wonder is something that is amazing.

   The Pyramids are quite a wonder.