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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
wonder
1. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
wonderment, admiration
• Derivationally related forms:
wonder (for: wonderment)
• Hypernyms:
astonishment, amazement
• Hyponyms:
awe
2. a state in which you want to learn more about something (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
curiosity
• Derivationally related forms:
curious (for: curiosity)
• Hypernyms:
cognitive state, state of mind
• Hyponyms:
desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge, interest, involvement,
curiousness, inquisitiveness
3. something that causes feelings of wonder (Freq. 4)
- the wonders of modern science
• Syn:
marvel
• Derivationally related forms:
marvelous (for: marvel), marvellous (for: marvel), marvel (for: marvel), wondrous
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
1. have a wish or desire to know something (Freq. 58)
- He wondered who had built this beautiful church
• Syn:
inquire, enquire
• Derivationally related forms:
inquisitive (for: inquire), wonderer
• Hypernyms:
question, query
• Hyponyms:
request
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
2. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation (Freq. 41)
- I wonder whether this was the right thing to do
- she wondered whether it would snow tonight
• Syn:
question
• Derivationally related forms:
question (for: question)
• Hypernyms:
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over,
ruminate, speculate
• Hyponyms:
scruple
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s
- They wonder whether there was a traffic accident
3. be amazed at (Freq. 2)
- We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities
• Syn:
marvel
• Derivationally related forms:
marvel (for: marvel), marveller (for: marvel), wonderment, wonderer
• Hypernyms:
react, respond
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue wonder over the results of the experiment
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