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surprise
[ ser-prahyz, suh- ]
verb (used with object)
- to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness:
Her beauty surprised me.
- to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly:
We surprised the children raiding the cookie jar.
- to make an unexpected assault on (an unprepared army, fort, person, etc.).
- to elicit or bring out suddenly and without warning:
to surprise the facts from the witness.
- to lead or bring unawares, as into doing something not intended:
to surprise a witness into telling the truth.
noun
- an act or instance of surprising or being surprised.
- something that surprises someone; a completely unexpected occurrence, appearance, or statement:
His announcement was a surprise to all.
- an assault, as on an army or a fort, made without warning.
- a coming upon unexpectedly; detecting in the act; taking unawares.
surprise
/ sÉËpraɪz; sÉËpraɪzɪdlɪ /
verb
- to cause to feel amazement or wonder
- to encounter or discover unexpectedly or suddenly
- to capture or assault suddenly and without warning
- to present with something unexpected, such as a gift
- foll by into to provoke (someone) to unintended action by a trick, etc
to surprise a person into an indiscretion
- often foll by from to elicit by unexpected behaviour or by a trick
to surprise information from a prisoner
noun
- the act or an instance of surprising; the act of taking unawares
- a sudden or unexpected event, gift, etc
- the feeling or condition of being surprised; astonishment
- modifier causing, characterized by, or relying upon surprise
a surprise move
- take by surprise
- to come upon suddenly and without warning
- to capture unexpectedly or catch unprepared
- to astonish; amaze
Derived Forms
- ²õ³Ü°ù˱è°ùŸ±²õ±ð»å, adjective
- surprisedly, adverb
- ²õ³Ü°ù˱è°ùŸ±²õ±ð°ù, noun
- ²õ³Ü°ù˱è°ùŸ±²õ²¹±ô, noun
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ü°ù·±è°ùŸ±²õ·±ð»å·±ô²â [ser-, prahy, -zid-lee, -, prahyzd, -, s, uh, -], adverb
- ²õ³Ü°ù·±è°ùŸ±²õîœÄ°ù noun
- ²õ³Üî p±ð°ù·²õ³Ü°ù·±è°ùŸ±²õ±ðî noun
- ³Ü²ÔîÈŽ³Ü°ù·±è°ùŸ±²õ±ð»åî adjective
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of surprise1
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of surprise1
Idioms and Phrases
- take by surprise,
- to come upon unawares.
- to astonish; amaze:
The amount of the donation took us completely by surprise.
More idioms and phrases containing surprise
see take by surprise .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In 2021, Tom Cruise surprised locals of Pickering when he touched down in a helicopter to shoot scenes for Mission: Impossible at a heritage railway.
Even conservatives have been surprised and divided by this new trend of violence.
But he said considering the cost of game development nowadays, he was "surprised" it hadn't gone up in price sooner.
No surprise, given that he had to relearn how to sit, stand, walk, run â even how to go to the bathroom at school.
The hush-hush arrival of the coupleâs newest family member shouldnât come as too much of a surprise considering they have mostly kept details of their private life away from the public eye.
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How Do You Spell Surprise?
Spelling tips for surprise
The word surprise is hard to spell for two reasons. First, many people forget to include the first r because it is not emphasized. Second, surprise sounds like it might end in -ize, but it actually ends in -ise.Ìý
How to spell surprise: Surprise! Thereâs an r in the first syllable (even if it often doesnât sound like there is). You can remember this by picturing the p being surprised that itâs surrounded by an r on both sides. Next, remember that surprise ends in rise, not prize.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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