āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to wonder
01
āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to want to know about something particular
Intransitive
Transitive: to wonder sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I often wonder what life would be like in a different time period.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to experience a sense of awe or admiration for something
Intransitive: to wonder at sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Travelers often wonder at the breathtaking landscapes they encounter.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž
to feel interested or uncertain about something and want to know more
Intransitive: to wonder about sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I often wonder about the lives of people in different countries.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻāĨ¤
04
āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
used to politely ask or make a request, often expressing curiosity or uncertainty
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was wondering if she could borrow a pen.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽ āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Wonder
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ
a feeling of admiration or surprise caused by something that is very unusual and exciting
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She looked at the ancient ruins in wonder, amazed by their history.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻšāĻ˛
a state of curiosity or desire to understand something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She stared at the machine in wonder, trying to figure out how it worked.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤, āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
an object, event, or phenomenon that evokes admiration, amazement, or awe
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The Northern Lights are a natural wonder.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
wondering
wonderment
wonder
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
